Emergency road closure in place on Rosebarn Lane, Exeter

An emergency road closure has been put in place on Rosebarn Lane in the St James area of Exeter. The residential road has been shut since yesterday while BT carries out work in the area. Bus services in the area have been affected, with the Stagecoach P service being diverted via Stoke Hill. The bus company has apologised for any inconvenience caused by the diversion.

#Exeter Rosebarn Lane cannot be served due to road closure(0930-1730) P service diverting via Stoke Hill onto Collins Road then Rosebarn Av

— Stagecoach SouthWest (@StagecoachSW) February 17, 2015

A Stagecoach South West spokesperson said : "For the duration of this closure our P service, operating in the direction of Pennsylvania, will divert via Stoke Hill onto Collins Road, Rosebarn Lane, then via Rosebarn Avenue, onto Pennsylvania Road and Union Road. "Unfortunately we will be unable to serve some stops on Rosebarn lane while this closure is in place, Rosebank Crescent, Yew Tree Close, Aldrin Road stops will not be in use. Passengers are advised that the stop at the Stoke Arms and stops in Collins Road will be in use. We apologise for any inconvenience caused during this closure." BT said the closure was necessary for its engineers to access under the road surface. The company added that work was due to finish today – a day earlier than expected. A BT spokesperson said: "This road closure was put in place so engineers could access an underground junction box in the middle of the carriageway to make some repairs. "Efforts were made to complete the work previously using traffic management rather than road closure, but due to underground blockages this was not successful. A decision was taken to apply for road closure so the work could be done quickly and safely. "The good news is that the road was closed yesterday but engineers are on track to completing all work today (a day earlier than planned) so the road should be re-opened very soon."