Halewood, adjacent to Wood Road

Bus services serving Higher Road will be diverted to serve Wood Road in both directions from Wednesday 07 January 2026 until further notice. Torrington Road will also be closed from 15 January for 4 weeks

Service 3, 75, 78, 217 and 217A
• From Huyton, Liverpool and Kirkby will operate as normal routes to Higher Road, then via Wood Road, Leathers Lane to Halewood Shopping Centre (Omitting a section Higher Road and a section of Leathers Lane).
Alternative bus stop: Higher Road, opposite Blackburne Drive.
• From Halewood Shopping Centre will operate as normal routes to Leathers Lane, then continue via Leathers Lane, Wood Road to Higher Road, then resume normal routes to Huyton, Liverpool and Kirkby (Omitting a section of Leathers Lane and a section of Higher Road).
Alternative bus stops: Halewood Shopping Centre and Higher Road, near Torrington Drive.

Service 188
• From Belle Vale will operate as normal route to Higher Road, then via Wood Road, Leathers Lane to Hillingden Avenue, then resume normal route to Belle Vale (Omitting a section Higher Road and a section of Leathers Lane).
Alternative bus stops: Higher Road, opposite Blackburne Drive and Halewood Shopping Centre.

merseytravel.gov.uk/travel-updates/higher-road-(halewood)