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ROAD CLOSURE – Badminton Road (part), Frampton Cotterell – Services Y1, Y2 & Y6

Services Y1, Y2 & Y6

Badminton Road from the junction of Church Road in Frampton Cotterell will be closed overnight to services Y1, Y2 and Y6 between 20:00 and 06:00 from Monday 7th through Friday 11th July (five nights) to facilitate carriageway works.

Services Y1 and Y2 heading towards Yate diverting via Beesmoor Road, Heather Avenue, Park Lane, Church Road, Bristol Road and Yate Road.

Services Y1 and Y2 heading towards Bristol are to operate the reverse of the above to Church Road then diverting via Park Lane, Heather Avenue, Beesmoor Lane, Badminton Road and Church Road.

Service Y6 heading towards Chipping Sodbury diverting via Church Road to its end, then operating as service Y1 and Y2 above.

Service Y6 heading towards Bristol are to operate the reverse of the above to Church Road then at the end of Church Road turn right to resume normal routes.

Bus Stop Closures-Baldwin Street, Central Bristol-(3/4/8/24/72/47/48/48x/49/49x/50)

02nd June 2025 - 25th July 2025

Bristol

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Due to ongoing gas works at Baldwin Street the bus stop C13 (outside the ice cream parlour) will close and services will move up to use R11 (The Old Fish Market) between 02nd of June and the 11th July 2025

From The 14th July until the 25th of July, stop R11 (Old Fish Market) will close and buses will all use bus stop C13 (Ice Cream Parlour)

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For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department

Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ

Long Term Road Closure- Woolavington Road, Woolavington (375)

Monday 14th April - Friday 4th July 2025

West Of England

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Due to National Grid works service 375 will be diverted to miss Woolavington Road and use A39 Bath Road Puriton Hill into Enterprise Way to access Puriton. This will be in both directions during the closure period.

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Regrettably RoF Factory stops and Cockers Hill bus stops will not be served during the closure period.

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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department

Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ

	This is our Service Updates page. Information is listed by service number, and any major disruptions will be listed at the top of the page. For more detail of any planned diversions, please see the separate entries on the Current Issues page of our website. Individual journey cancellations are shown on our app.

	Last Updated:	03/07/2025	16:24

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	Bristol	M32 southbound from jcn 2 will close from 19.00-06.00 on 3 July effecting services M1, M3, M4, 48x, 49x, T1, Y1, Y2
	North Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.

Service		Current issues	Planned disruptions in the next week
1	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. -The Totterdown Bridge stop towards Broomhill is suspended until mid July. Please use the temporary stop that has been installed prior to the traffic lights. - Bentry lane towards Cribbs Temporary bus stop in place outside number 189A Passage Road. On going works.
1	Bath City Centre - Southdown	Normal service.
1	Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay	Normal service
1s	Kewstoke - Worle	Normal service.
2/2a	Cribbs Causeway/Brentry - Bristol City Centre - Stockwood	Normal service.
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	Normal service.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Emergency closure Napier Road, Bath 1 July - 11 July 0700-1900 excluding weekends. Unable to serve Haviland Grove, Heathfiled Close, Leighton Road, Beresford Gardens, Napier Road, Falconer Road.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Emergency closure Napier Road, Bath 1 July - 11 July 0700-1900 excluding weekends. Unable to serve Haviland Grove, Heathfield Close, Leighton Road, Beresford Gardens, Napier Road, Falconer Road.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Normal service.
5	Bath City Centre - Whiteway	Normal service.
6	Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.
6	Worle - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.
6/6a/7	Bath City Centre - Fairfield Park/Larkhall	Normal service.	- Service 6a Eastbourne Avenue closed 6 July 1400-1700 for a Street Party. Unable to serve Eastbourne Villas
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	Normal service.
7B/7H	Weston-super-Mare - Bleadon Hill or Hutton	Normal service.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Normal service.
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Normal service.
13	Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst	Normal service.
16	Bristol City Centre - Kingswood - Fishponds	-The Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street will not be served in both directions from 2 June until April 2026. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions. This service is suffering from delays, particularly at peak times.
17	Bristol - Keynsham	Normal service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal service.
20	Ralph Allen School - Bath	Normal service.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Normal service.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Normal service
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Normal service.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	Normal service.	Portway closure 0630 - 1430 6 July due to Triathlon Event unable to serve. Riverleaze, Roman Way.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.	-Portway closure 0630 - 1430 6 July due to Triathlon Event unable to serve. Anchor Road, GasFerry Road, Hotwell Road, Merchants Road,Roman Way , Riverleaze, Woodleaze. -Avonmouth Road will be closed between 09:30 and 15:30 from Monday 7 through to Friday 11 July. Services will be diverted.
42/43	Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens / Cadbury Heath	Normal service.
44/45	Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath / Cherry Gardens	Normal service.
46	Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	Normal service.
48/48x	Bristol - Downend / Emersons Green	Normal service.
49/49x	Bristol - Staple Hill / Emersons Green	Normal service.
50	Bristol - Frenchay	Normal service.
51s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Normal service.
58	Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill	Normal service.
70	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
72	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025.
73	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Normal services.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.
77	Clifton Down - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	-Due to Alma road being closed service 77 will divert Via Pembroke Road, St pauls Road and whiteladies Road until approximatly 8 August 2025
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal Service.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal Service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Service 174 Silver Street in Midsomer Norton is not being served in both directions. Not serving Backhouse bus stop.
349	Bristol - Keynsham	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. -The Totterdown Bridge stop towards Keynsham is suspended until mid July. Please use the temporary stop that has been installed prior to the traffic lights.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	-The road between Woolavington and Puriton is closed until September 2025. Buses on the 375 will serve Old Mill Road in Woolavington and then divert via the A39 and Enterprise Way into -Puriton - please expect delays. Stops between Woolavington Green and ROF Factory inclusive will not be served. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. -Mudford Road in Yeovil will be closed to service 376 from 07:00 on Monday 30 June and will remain fully closed until Friday 18 July. Bus stops between Coombe Street Lane and Mudford Road/Sparrow Road will not be served. Passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Coppitts Hill bus stop on Ilchester Road (A37) or Yeovil Hospital bus stops.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. -The Totterdown Bridge stop towards Keynsham/Bath is suspended until Mid July. Please use the temporary stop that has been installed prior to the traffic lights.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Overnight closure Service D1 1900-0600 2 July - 16 July (excluding weekends) Hawkeridge Road. unable to serve Hawkeridge Road, Heywood Turn, Court Farm, Hawke Ridge Business Park during closure.	Cradle Bridge on Castle Street heading towards Warminster will be closed from 09:00 on Monday 7th July and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 29th August. Service heading towards Warminster will be diverted via Town Hall Bus Stop on Market Street, Castle Street, Fore Street, Wicker Hill, Wicker Hill, Bythesea Road.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	-Crichill Rd closed for waterworks from 23 June for 2 weeks. D2 diverted onto Green Lane and Marston Lane to Normal Route, missing Frome Westover, Critchill Close and Frome Critchill Road stops
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	-Bradley Stoke Way (northbound) between Baileys Court Road and Webbs Wood Road will be closed to services m1 and T1 until 20 July. Services will be diverted, missing the Webbs Wood stop, but temporarily serving the Webbs Wood Roundabout stop instead. Services towards Bristol can follow normal route.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	-Feynmann Way is closed due to a defective road surface until further notice. Buses are diverting via Jenner Boulevard. No stops are missed out, but journey times will be extended. -From 26 May for approximately 8 weeks, the m3 will not be able to serve the Hambrook stop towards Bristol City Centre after 8pm each evening.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	Normal service.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Normal service.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	-Thornbury Road in Alveston is closed towards Thornbury until winter 2025, buses are diverting via Greenhill Lane and missing The Ship bus stop, serving Beanhill Crescent stop instead. -Bradley Stoke Way (northbound) between Baileys Court Road and Webbs Wood Road will be closed to services m1 and T1 until 21 July. Services will be diverted, missing out the Webbs Wood stop. Services towards Bristol can follow normal route.
U1	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
U1/U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus	Normal service.
U3	Bristol - UWE Frenchay Night Bus	Normal service.
U5	Bath - Bath Spa University	Normal service.
X1/X1s	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	-The Totterdown Bridge stop towards Bath is suspended until mid July. Please use the temporary stop that has been installed prior to the traffic lights.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal Service.
X5	Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Normal service.
X6/X7/X7a	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service	-Bristol Road between Old Gloucester Road and Winterbourne Road will be closed overnight between 22:00 and 06:00 on Monday 7 July. Services will be diverted in both directions. -Badminton Road from the junction of Church Road in Frampton Cotterell will be closed overnight to services between 20:00 and 06:00 from Monday 7 through Friday 11 July (five nights). Services will be diverted.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury		Badminton Road from the junction of Church Road in Frampton Cotterell will be closed overnight to services between 20:00 and 06:00 from Monday 7 through Friday 11 July (five nights). Services will be diverted.