Bootle, adjacent to Hawthorne Road

On Merton Road

Buses point east →

Merton Road/Stanley Road (Inbound only) (Bootle) *Update 2*
Monday 6 – Friday 24 April 2026

Merton Road and Stanley Road (Inbound only) will be closed from Tuesday 7 April 2026 for approximately 17 days.

Services 58 and 58A

• From Liverpool will be as normal route to Hawthorne Road, then via Balliol Road East, Balliol Road, Stanley Road, then as normal route to Netherton. (Omits a section of Hawthorne Road and Merton Road).
Alternative bus stop: Hawthorne Road/Wadham Road and Bootle Strand Interchange/Stanley Road/Strand Shopping Centre/stop B.

• From Netherton will be as normal route to Stanley Road, then continue via Stanley Road, Balliol Road, Hawthorne Road, then as normal route to Liverpool. (Omits Merton Road and a section of Hawthorne Road).
Alternative bus stop: Stanley Road/Linacre Lane and Bootle Bus Station/stand 5 and Hawthorne Road/Bedford Road.

Service 60

• From Bootle will be as normal route to Merton Road, then via Stanley Road, Balliol Road, Balliol Road East, Breeze Hill, then as normal route to Aigburth. (Omits a section of Merton Road and a section of Breeze Hill).
Alternative bus stop: Merton Road/opposite St Albans Road and Breeze Hill/Southport Road.

• From Aigburth will be as normal route to Breeze Hill, then via Balliol Road East, Balliol Road, Stanley Road, Merton Road, then as normal route to Bootle. (Omits a section of Breeze Hill and a section of Merton Road).
Alternative bus stop: Breeze Hill/Hill Crest and Merton Road/Stanley Road.

Service 159

• From Aintree University Hospital will be as normal route to Stanley Road, then via Marsh Lane, Washington Parade, Merton Road, Stanley Road, Balliol Road, Hawthorne Road, then as normal route to Walton. (Omits a section of Stanley Road, Merton Road and a section of Hawthorne Road).
Alternative bus stop: Oxford Road/Worcester Road and Merton Road/St Albans Road.

• From Walton will be as normal route to Hawthorne Road, then via Balliol Road, Stanley Road, then as normal route to Aintree University Hospital. (Omits a section of Hawthorne Road and Merton Road).
Alternative bus stop: Hawthorne Road/Wadham Road and Bootle Strand Interchange/Stanley Road/Strand Shopping Centre/stop B.