Following careful consideration of the consultation responses and a further review of what was proposed, we have decided to modify the original proposals and to proceed with a revised scheme as follows:
Route 346 – will be restructured to operate between Upminster Park Estate, Waycross Road, and Dagnam Park Square via Upminster and Harold Hill. We will not now install bus driver facilities at Waycross Road. In response to feedback, the restructured route will operate at a higher frequency than that consulted upon and a new Sunday service will be introduced.
The route will therefore operate every 20 minutes Monday-Sunday daytimes and evenings
Route 347 – will continue to operate
Route 497 – will be replaced in its entirety by the extended route 346, as described above
The bus service change for the 346 is planned to be introduced on Saturday 9 March 2024. On the same date, route 497 which is replaced entirely by the extended route 346 will no longer run.
Customers will be able to continue their journeys using the 346 with buses running every 20 minutes.
Route 347 will continue to operate but will remain under review.
Cropped shot of empty seats on a public bus