Buses will be forced to divert around key stops as three days of bridge repairs in north Norfolk are expected to cause "significant" disruption. 

Norwich Road in Coltishall will be closed from February 19 until February 21 to allow Anglian Water to carry out repair work to the bridge, which is one of the key access routes to and from the north of the county.

Because of this, the X55 Sanders Coaches service will not stop in Scottow, Sco Ruston, Coltishall and Horstead. 

Eastern Daily Press: The Norwich Road bridge in Coltishall will be closed later this monthThe Norwich Road bridge in Coltishall will be closed later this month (Image: Google Maps)

It will instead be diverting via Lamas and Buxton and use a temporary stop between St Margaret's Close in Horstead and The Recruiting Sargant pub in Coltishall.

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This will be on both sides of the B1354 Rectory Road, roughly halfway between the two places.

Coltishall has seen an increase in bottlenecking traffic travelling between Norwich and a large area of north Norfolk in recent years.

People living in the area see cars, lorries and farm vehicles funnel through the village rather than surrounding ones because other routes take much longer.

Eastern Daily Press: Sanders has has to make alternate plans due to a three-day closure of the Coltishall bridgeSanders has has to make alternate plans due to a three-day closure of the Coltishall bridge (Image: George Thompson, LDR)

Others say the situation has worsened since the opening of the NDR, which they claim is sending more motorists their way. 

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Anglian Water has previously apologised for the closure, with a spokesman explaining: “During a repair to a leak in the area, there was some superficial damage to the road and due to how narrow the carriageway is we will be closing the road for three days to enable our teams to complete the repair safely and efficiently.

“We understand the importance of the road to the local community and how frustrating roadworks can be, but these works have been carefully planned alongside Norfolk Highways to limit the impact on residents in the area."

The official diversion being advised by the county council is using the NDR and A140 to go via Aylsham and North Walsham.