Brisbane City Council has announced bus services will return to regular timetabling from today following disruptions due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Four out of eight Brisbane bus depots were impacted by the severe weather event. Significant work has been undertaken to ensure drivers, buses, the depots and network are ready for full deployment, said Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner.
“Each day we have been working to deliver more services until our bus network is back to normal,” said the Lord Mayor.
“It was a tremendous effort from our drivers to have buses running in Brisbane while there were no rail services and limited buses in other parts of southeast Queensland.
“To be able to return full bus services so quickly is a result of getting prepared and then having a plan to fast-track our recovery.
“I want to thank residents for their patience while we did our best to get buses back up and running again to keep Brisbane moving.”
The return to a regular timetable will ensure residents have access to more than 10,000 weekday bus services.
“On Tuesday 4 March we started preparing our network for the potential impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred which included relocating bus fleets, putting Brisbane Metro buses into garages and preparing depots,” said Lord Mayor Schrinner.
Depots experienced flooding, loss of power while access issues stopped staff arriving and vehicles exiting. There were also extensive issues on the road network including localised flooding, fallen trees and traffic signals without power.
“Despite very challenging conditions more than 700 trips were delivered on Sunday, more than 2400 trips on Monday and around 5000 services are planned for [Tuesday],” said Lord Mayor Schrinner.
Meanwhile, CityCats and KittyCat services remain suspended due to debris in the Brisbane River.
Residents are encouraged to check the Translink website to plan their journey. Notification of any further disruptions will be made via Translink.
