# Guide bus drivers through planned detours and roadworks diversions | My Bus Driver GPS

> Roadworks and planned disruptions force buses onto new diversions. My Bus Driver GPS lets operators redraw a route and guides every driver turn by turn along the detour.

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- Last updated: 2026-11-07

## Guide drivers through detours and roadworks

Roadworks, closed streets and long-term planned disruptions force buses onto diversions that are new to drivers. Instead of a written notice pinned in the depot, My Bus Driver GPS Companion guides every driver along the detour, turn by turn.

### The challenge

A planned detour is usually communicated with a notice describing the diversion and the temporary stops. Every driver who works on that route must read it, remember it and apply it, sometimes in the dark or in traffic. Missed diversions lead to buses stuck in closed streets, missed temporary stops and complaints.

### How it works

1. The route path is redrawn on a map in the administration tool, following the diversion. The path is snapped to the road network automatically.
2. The update is sent to the devices.
3. Drivers are guided along the new path with turn-by-turn visual and audio instructions, and the companion website shows the same path.
4. When the works end, the original route is restored.

If the detour is simple, the driver can also rely on the off-route alert: the app warns the driver as soon as the bus leaves the planned route.

### Typical situations

- Long-term roadworks or construction sites.
- Street closures for markets, festivals or sport events.
- Temporary relocation of stops or terminuses.
- Service changes and restructured routes, introduced from the updated GTFS.

### Benefits

- Every driver follows the same, correct diversion.
- Less stress for drivers and fewer calls to the operations control centre.
- A better and more consistent service for passengers during disruptions.

### Related use cases

- [Roll out service changes and new routes](https://www.mybusdrivergps.link/service-changes-new-routes.htm)
- [Rail replacement buses and special event services](https://www.mybusdrivergps.link/rail-replacement-special-events.htm)
- [Replace paper route booklets](https://www.mybusdrivergps.link/replace-route-booklets.htm)
- [Discover the solution](https://www.mybusdrivergps.link/solution.htm)

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