It was a blustery day on Wednesday

Good evening everyone

On Wednesday, there were high winds all around the city of Plymouth. Royal Parade was closed and bus operators and various bus operators and the council had this to say

 Here is what Plymouth Citybus had to say

Royal Parade has been closed due to high winds and safety concerns. Please see below service information and diversions

5/5A, 21/21A, 50, 14:

Serving Cattedown, the viaduct, Vauxhall Street and the Reel Cinema at Derry’s Cross onto union Street

8/9, 34/24, 20/20A, 27/27A, 28, 16, 33:

Coming in onto the viaduct, turning at St Andrews Cross roundabout to head back out via Charles Street and Drake Circus

40/41, 42, 44, 46, 61/62:

Terminates at Charles Cross/ Art College and departs outside Primark

10, 11, 12, 32, 34/34A, 70, 71, 36, 51/51A, 72:

Terminates at the top of Union Street and departs outside Union Rooms 

25:

Terminating and Departing at Union Rooms then up to Western Approach, to Drake Circus, the viaduct and will continue the normal route. 

5A and 21A in from Devonport will serve Notte Street and go across the viaduct heading towards Plympton

Stagecoach services:

100: serving Mayflower Street, Drake Circus and the visduct

2: serving the viaduct and Derry's Cross

3, Gold, X38, 200: serving the viaduct 

All information is correct at the time of notice:

09/03/16 at 18:00

And in addition Stagecoach services 1 and X1 pick ups were at Drake Circus

As well as this, Jacketts Coaches service 13 diverted to the viaduct

And Target travel mentioned the disruption but didn't go into specific details

And the council had this to say:

Royal Parade has now been closed on a temporary basis to traffic as a safety precaution following the damage to the Big Screen earlier this afternoon. Bus companies are currently making arrangements for alternative locations to drop off and pick up passengers who would normally use the bus stops along Royal Parade. 

As there are a number of companies involved, we are asking the public to keep an eye on the companies’ social media feeds for more information. We anticipate that the wind will die down later this evening and we hope to remove parts of the structure which are hanging off if the wind dies out as expected. Conditions permitting, scaffolding will go up tomorrow for a more detailed assessment to be carried out.
We aim to let people know when the road will reopen as soon as we can. 

We appreciate that this causes inconvenience and delays for people trying to get home after work but the safety of people walking, cycling and driving along this busy road has to be our top priority.

Sources: Plymouth Citybus, Plymothian Transit, Plymouth City Council