Peninsula travel plans uprooted

A bus driver escorts Broad Bay School pupils Kingston Geddes, 12 (centre), and Jara Armstrong, 10, around a fallen tree in Portobello Rd yesterday afternoon, after arranging to be picked up on the other side.

The road was closed and buses were delayed after the large tree fell on the road near Doon St yesterday.

Orbus route 18 buses were delayed and traffic was diverted from Portobello Rd to Highcliff and Castlewood Rds during the closure.The tree was removed and the road reopened later in the evening.