Catherine Mead Street, Bedminster - Emergency Closure - 24 -starting 10.04.2026

10th Mar 2026Bristol

Location

Catherine Mead Street, Bedminster
Cause

Carriageway Works
Effective

10/04/2026 - 16/04/2026

Catherine Mead Street, Bedminster will be closed to services 24 towards Ashton Vale only from Friday 10th April on going to facilitate emergency works due to burst water main.

Service 24 via Dalby Avenue towards Ashton Vale only and will regretfully be unable to serve the bus stops between New Charlotte Street and including Dean Street. Passengers are advised to board or alight at either Redcliff Hill or Sion Road.

West Street, Bedminster - Road Closure - 44, 75, 76, A1, m1, SB7 - POSTPONED

Update as at 11th April: The below works have been postponed and won't now take place on 13th April. We will update with new dates when we know them.

West Street will be closed in both directions to services 44, 75, 76, A1, m1 and SB7 on Monday 13th April between the hours of 09:30 and 15:30 for works.

Services 44, 75, 76, m1, A1 and SB7 heading towards Hengrove/Airport from Dalby Avenue will divert left under the Railway Bridge onto Malago Road and right onto Bedminster Road to resume normal routes at Parson Street gyratory.

Services 44, 75, A1 and SB7 heading towards The Centre will - from Bedminster Down Road - divert via Bedminster Road, Malago Road, under the Railway Bridge onto Sheene Road and to resume normal route from East Street (44/75/SB7) or Dalby Avenue (A1).

Service 76 and m1 from Hartcliffe Way heading towards The Centre will divert right into Bedminster Road and then as the above. Therefore, these services will not be able to serve the Parson Street Station in the bus gate.

DATE EXTENSION - Daventry Road, Knowle - CLOSURE - (16 & 36) - Thursday 19th February to Sunday 31st May

*Now expected to open on 31st May - Road Works extended*

UPDATE 16:46 Thursday 26th February.

The full lengthof Daventry Road in Knowle is currently closed to services 16 and 36 and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Sunday 31st May to facilitate carriageway works.

All services will be diverted from Melvin Square via Ilminster Avenue and Salcombe Road to resume normal route at Broad Walk Square in both directions.

Regretfully the St Barnabas Close bus stops for services 16 and 36 will not be served in either direction and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square. The bus stop on Broad Walk Square roundabout will be observed towards Melvin Square.

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	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:	13/04/2026	08:38

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	Bristol	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	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	-R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead closed Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
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	R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for an estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	Normal service.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Normal service.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queen's Road and St Paul's Road. No bus stops are missed however delays are anticipated as buses follow diversion route. Estimated completion 29 May 2026.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Normal service.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop	Normal service.
5/5a	Bath City Centre - Twerton - 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.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	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	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	Daventry Road Closed until Sunday 31 May. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square, Broad Walk Square. -Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads will not be served in both directions until April 2026. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions.
17	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.
18	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal Service.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Runs on School Days Only. 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	Dean Lane closed service towards Ashton is diverted. Unable to serve Dean Street, Catherine Mead Street, Southville Place and New Charlottle Street. Please use Stops at East Street (outside ASDA) and Noth Street.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Daventry Road Closed until Sunday 31 May. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	Normal service.	Creswick Road, Knowle Closed 08:00-17:00 Monday 20 April and Tuesday 21 April. Unable to serve Inns Court until Creswicke Road. Please use stops at Alverstoke or Hurston Road.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Warmley/North Common	Normal service.
42	Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens - Keynsham	Normal service
43/N43	Keynsham - Bristol City Centre - North Common	Normal service
44	Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath	Normal service.
45	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens	Normal service.
46	Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	Normal service.
48/48x	Bristol City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green	Service 48x M32 Junction 3 to 1 Northbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. Monday 13 April until Friday 17 April. Unable to serve Eastville Roundabout. Please use stops at Royate Hill, Eastville Park.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Lyde Green	Service 49x M32 Junction 3 to 1 Northbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. Monday 13 April until Friday 17 April. Unable to serve Eastville Roundabout. Please use stops at Royate Hill, Eastville Park.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Normal service. Runs on College Days Only.
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	R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use stop at Wine Street at the top of Union Street.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Unable to serve Willow Brook Way. Please use stop at Willow Brook Centre Until 21 June. -Sunday 1 March until Sunday 26 April, Bowslands Way closed heading towards Bristol only. Unable to serve Chessel close until Eagles wood. Please use stops on Pear tree Road or Terminus.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Normal service. Runs on School Days Only.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	-R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.	Service 376 Ilchester, Yeovil Road closed. Daily 09:30-15:00 Friday 17 April until Thursday 23 April. Unable to serve Taranto Hill, St. Andrews Church, Northover Hotel, Lyster Close. Please use stops at Red Post Cross or Halfway House. -Service 376 Ilchester, Church Street closed. Daily 09:30-15:00 Tuesday 28 April until Saturday 28 May. Unable to serve Taranto Hill, St. Andrews Church, Northover Hotel, Lyster Close. Please use stops at Red Post Cross or Halfway House. -Services 374,375,376,376x The Causeway, Street Glastonbury closed Overnight 18:00 -07:30 Thursday 30 April to Wednesday 13 May. Unable to serve Glaston Road until Drill Hall/Morrisons Superstore. Please use stops at Town Hall or Crispin Hall.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	High Street, Portishead closed 09:30-15:30 Monday 13 April. Unable to serve The Precinct until Sheepfield Gardens. Passengers to use stops at Clapton Lane, Parish Wharf or Aldi. A370 Backwell closed. 07:00-19:00 Monday 13 April until Saturday 18 April. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -Tickenham Road Clevedon Closed. Tuesday 7 April until Monday 20 April. Unable to serve Castlewood. Please use stops at All Saints Lane or Clevedon Court.	Brockley Combe and Downside Road closed. Daily 09:30-15:30 Monday 27 April until Friday 1 May. Unable to serve Telephone Box. Please use stops at Chelvey Batch or Bristol Airport.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.	Brockley Combe and Downside Road closed. Daily 09:30-15:30 Monday 27 April until Friday 1 May. Unable to serve Brockley Stores, Miller Road, Congresbury Bridge. Please use stops at St Georges Turn, Station Road or Bristol Airport.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Normal service.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Oldford Road Closure until Friday 17 April. Unable to serve Grange Road, Frome College and Lullington Lane. Please use stops at Red Lion or Rodden Road.	Various roads in Frome closed 06:00-18:00 Sunday 1 March and every first Sunday of each month up to and including Sunday 6 December to facilitate Frome Market Days. Unable to serve Windsor Crescent, North Hill House and Market Place. Please use stops at Football Ground on Berkley Road or the lay-by outside of Waterloo Road car park.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	M32 Junction 3 to 1 Northbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. Monday 13 April until Friday 17 April. Unable to Eastville Roundabout or Begbrook. Please use stop at Stoke Lane. -Bradley Stoke way, Bradley Stoke Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Friday 10 April until Sunday 19 April. Unable to serve Webbs wood until Patchway Brook. Please use stops at Great Stoke or Aztec West Roundabout.	Creswicke Road, Knowle Closed 08:00-17:00 Monday 20 April and Tuesday 21 April. Unable to serve Filwood until Novers Lane. Please use stops at Alverstoke or Parsons Street.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	The Wapping Wharf stop towards the City Centre is closed. Buses are using a temporary stop situated around 250m before the usual stop, until October 2026.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	Service m3 M32 Junction 3 to 1 Northbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. Monday 13 April until Friday 17 April. Unable to Eastville Roundabout or Begbrook. Please use stop at Stoke Lane.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	M32 Junction 3 to 1 Northbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. Monday 13 April until Friday 17 April. Unable to Eastville Roundabout or Begbrook. Please use stop at Stoke Lane. -The change to the route at Brabazon has been postponed - buses will not start serving the Runway Avenue East and Brabazon Park stops until further notice.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Runs on School Days Only. Normal service.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	M32 Junction 3 to 1 Northbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. Monday 13 April until Friday 17 April. No stops missed, delays anticipated -Bradley Stoke way, Bradley Stoke Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Friday 10 April until Sunday 19 April. Unable to serve Webbs wood/Great Meadow until Patchway Brook. Please use stops at Great Stoke or Aztec West Roundabout.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
U1/U1N	University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.
U3	Bath Spa University - Bath City Centre - University of Bath	Normal service.
U4	Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath	Normal service.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Normal service.
X1/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	A370 Backwell Closed. 07:00-19:00 Monday 13 April until Saturday 18 April. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	High Street, Portishead closed to services X5 09:30-15:30 Monday 13 April. Unable to serve The Precinct. Passengers to use stops at Combe Road or Parish Wharf.
X5/X5x	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	High Street, Portishead closed to services X5 09:30-15:30 Monday 13 April. Unable to serve The Precinct until Sheepfield Gardens, Brampton Way. Passengers to use stops at Gordano School, Parish Wharf or Clapton Lane.
X6/X6a	Bristol - Clevedon	Tickenham Road Clevedon Closed. Tuesday 7 April until Monday 20 April. Unable to serve Castlewood until Old Street, Clevedon Triangle. Please use stops at Beaconsfield Road or Clevedon Court.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Tickenham Road Clevedon Closed. Tuesday 7 April until Monday 20 April. Unable to serve Castlewood until Old Street. Please use stops at Beaconsfield Road or Clevedon Court.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Runs on Weston College Days Only. Normal service.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Service Y2 M32 Junction 3 to 1 Northbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. Monday 13 April until Friday 17 April. No stops missed, delays anticipated -On Going Emergency Bridge Repair Badminton Road Closed from Willy Wicket Roundabout to Church Road until further notice. Unable to serve Willy Wicket until Heathcote Drive and Cuckoo Lane until Church Road. Please use stops at The New Inn, Hambrook, Church Road. -The change to the Y2 to run via Coalpit Heath has been postponed until further notice, and buses will carry on running via Winterbourne the same as the Y1. Please bear with us while we update online tracking and journey planning data to reflect this change.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Long Term Closure. Beesmoor Road in Frampton Cotterell closed 07:00 Monday 2 March until Sunday 21 June (estimated). Unable to serve between/including Live and Let Live on Park Lane and Heathcote Drive on Badminton Road heading towards Chipping Sodbury. Please use stops at St Peters Church on Church Road or the Church Road bus on Badminton Road. Unable to serve Church Road on Badminton Road and the Live and Live bus stop on Park Lane heading to Bristol. Please use stops at Church Road on Church Road or the St Peters Church on Church Road. All other stops on Church Road will be served.