Melbourne's Bus Network Set to Be Affected by Another Driver Strike This Afternoon
Bus services in Melbourne's west, inner east and southeast will be impacted between 2–6pm.
After holding a 24-hour strike on Tuesday this week, Melbourne bus drivers with transport outfit CDC Victoria will again strike today — Friday, July 13 — during the particularly busy hours of 2pm and 6pm, as part of their negotiations with the Transport Workers Union, leaving many routes delayed or just not running at all.
The main areas to bear the brunt of the strike are the city's west, inner east and southeast. Services running in Ballarat and Geelong will also be impacted. While industrial action is only scheduled to run for four hours, CDC is advising it could impact services up to an hour before and after the scheduled strike.
Commuters are advised to organise alternative transport — or defer their travel — but should expect crowing on alternative transport, such as trains and trams.
Public Transport Victoria has assured that metropolitan and regional trains, trams and bus services not operated by CDC will be running as normal, with the company saying it is working to maximise the number of alternative services available for passengers.
These are the metropolitan bus routes affected. For more details, impacted Ballarat and Geelong routes and updates, check the Public Transport Victoria website.
150 151 153 160 161 166 167 170 180 181 190 191 192
406 407 408 409 410 411 412 414 415 417 418 419 421 423 424 425 439 441 443 461 494 495 496 497 498
601 605 606 612 623 624 625 626 630
900
Route 400 will not be affected.
To keep up-to-date with service times, visit the PTV and CDC Victoria websites.
Image: CDC Victoria.
