Downend Road,Fishponds - Road Closure - 47,47x,48,48x - 04.11.26

7th Oct 2026Bristol

Location

Downend Road,Fishponds
Cause

Road Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

04/11/2026 - 04/11/2026

Downend Road,Fishponds will be closed between 0800-1700 on Wednesday 4th November. This will affect services 47,47x,48 and 48x.

Services 47 & 47x will operate normal route to Frenchay Road where they will divert via Overndale Road to resume normal route at the Stanbury Avenue bus stop.

The following bus stops will be unable to be served:-Hurstwood Road and Cassell Road

Please use either Long Close or Stanbury Avenue stops instead.

Services 48 & 48x towards Downend will operate normal route to Stanbury Avenue bus stop where they will divert via Overndale Road and Croombes Hill to resume normal route at Christchurch Avenue bus stop on Downend Road.

Services 48 & 48x towards City Centre will operate normal route to Christchurch Avenue bus stop where they will divert via Croombes Hill and Overndale Road to resume normal route at Stanbury Avenue bus stop.

The following stops will be unable to be served:-Hurst Road,Grace Road and Cassell Road.

Please use either Christchurch Avenue or Stanbury Avenue stops instead.

Daily Service Updates

	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:	22/10/2026	19:52

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	Bath and Banes Remembrance Day Please see dedicated web-pages for full details. -Bath https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -Banes https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -Manvers Street in Bath city centre is closed until November 2026. Please see dedicated web-page for full details: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
	Bristol	Due to multiple roadworks around the City Centre services are subject to severe delays and short notice cancellations at peak times, particularly routes 1,2,2a,3,4,5,8,72,77,U1,U2 and Y6. Please allow extra time for your journey. -UPDATE-THIS CLOSURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WEDNESDAY 21ST AND THURSDAY 22ND DUE TO BAD WEATHER --Broad Quay and Marsh Street will be closed between 2000-0600 from Wednesday 21st October until 0600 on Saturday 24th October. See our dedicated web-page for full details https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…	St Augustine Parade at the junction of College Green towards Clifton closed Monday 26 October 09:30-15:30. This will affect services 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 8, 72, 77, U1, U2 & Y6. See our dedicated web-page for full details https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… Remembrance Day Please see dedicated web-pages for full details. -https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
	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	Normal service.
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	While Manvers Street is closed, until November 2026, buses on route 2 into the City Centre will be diverted after Widcome Baptist Church via Rossiter Road and Churchill Bridge to Dorchester Street, missing out North Parade and Manvers Street.	Prior Park Road,Bath will be closed from Saturday 24th October until last bus on Sunday 1st November.The following stops are unable to be served:-Bewdley Road, Perrymead, Middle Hill Lodge, Prior Park Gardens & Prior Park College.Please use Hadley Arms bus stop instead.
3	~~Weston - RUH -~~ Bath City Centre - Bathford	Route 3 will only run between Bathford and Bath City Centre until November 2026, due to the Manvers Street closure.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Route 3 will only run between Bathford and Bath City Centre until November 2026, due to the Manvers Street closure. Extra buses will run on the 4 between Weston and the Bus Station only, to maintain the frequency over this section of route.
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	Update services are operating along Avon street but the following stops are suspended Avon Street & Glass Wharf. Old Market M2 is open for services. -Works ongoing at Temple Meads. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…	Avon Street will be closed from Monday 26th October at 0700 until end of service on 31st October. Silverthorne Lane, Glass Wharf & Avon Street stops will be missed.
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Normal service.
13	Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst	The 13 is affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
16	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	Update services are operating along Avon street but the following stops are suspended Avon Street & Glass Wharf. Old Market M2 is open for services.	Avon Street will be closed from Monday 26th October at 0700 until end of service on 31st October. Glass Wharf & Avon Street stops will be missed.
17	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.
18	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal service.	Bus stop suspension at Christchurch School on North Street heading to Staple Hill between 09:00 on 26 October until 17:00 on 27 October. Use instead Victoria Street or The Horseshoe Downend.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Runs on School Days Only.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Ellenborough Park North, Weston super Mare closed until Friday 30 October. Unable to be serve Ellenborough Park North. Please use stops at Weston Super mare Station or Clevedon Road.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze will be closed until Monday 26 October. Unable to serve Haydon Gardens, Mulready Close and Cameron Walk. Please use stops at Orpen Gardens or Gainsborough Square. -Risdale Road, Ashton closed Monday 5 October until Friday 30 October. Unable to serve Langley Crescent. Please use stop at Buttercup Walk.
25	Eastgate Centre - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Gate	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	THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WEDNESDAY 21ST AND THURSDAY 22ND DUE TO BAD WEATHER----Update service will divert via Jacobs Wells Road, White Ladies Road, Parrys Lane Sea Mills & Shirehampton to Avonmouth Roundabout to resume normal route from Portway Park & Ride. Riverleaze & Roman Way stops will be missed between 21:00-05:30 weeknights until 6th November.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Warmley/North Common	THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WEDNESDAY 21ST AND THURSDAY 22ND DUE TO BAD WEATHER----Update service will divert via Jacobs Wells Road, White Ladies Road, Parrys Lane to Sea Mills to resume normal route. Riverleaze, Roman Way, Merchants Road, Trinity Church & Hotwells Road stops will be missed between 21:00-05:30 weeknights until 6th November.
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	Normal service.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Lyde Green	Normal service.
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.	Filton Avenue,Horfield will be closed between 0930-1530 on Tuesday 27th October. The following stops will be unable to be served:-Lockleaze Road to King George VI bus stops incl.All stops on the diversion route will be served.
72	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze will be closed until Monday 26 October. The following stops will not able to be served: Haydon Gardens, Mulready Close and Cameron Walk. Please use stops at Orpen Gardens or Gainsborough Square.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Normal service.	-Filton Avenue,Horfield will be closed between 0930-1530 on Tuesday 27th October. The following stops will be unable to be served:-Lockleaze Road to King George VI bus stops incl.All stops on the diversion route will be served. -Willow Brook, Bradley Stoke will be closed between 0800-1800 on Thursday 29th October. The following stops will be unable to be served:-Willow Brook and Willow Brook Centre. Please use Manor Farm roundabout or Linden Road bus stop instead.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.	Bus stop suspension. 26 October until 30 October Elm Park outbound & Springfields inbound suspended. Please use stops at Springfields outbound or Elm Park inbound.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Lockleaze	Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze will be closed until Monday 26 October. The following stops will not able to be served: Haydon Gardens, Mulready Close and Cameron Walk. Please use stops at Orpen Gardens or Gainsborough Square.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service. -Service 173 re-routed via Shepton Mallet and A37 due to long term road works at Whitnell Corner. All stops on diversion route will be observed. Unable to serve Gurney Slade until Market Place/The Liberty bus stops.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	Normal service.
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	Link Road Nailsea closed Monday 28 September until further notice. Temporary stop installed on Stock Way North. Or stops at Clevedon Road or Southfield Road.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	The D1 and D1x are affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre, until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Normal service	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	Normal service.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	Normal service.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	Normal service.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Runs on School Days Only.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.	Avon Street closed Friday 23 October 09:30 until end of service 30 October. Unable to serve Silverthorne Lane, Glass Wharf & Avon Street.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. -From 1 Sep until the end of Christmas term, buses towards Yate will after Westerleigh Road turn right onto Shire Way and rejoin Rodford Way from the Dovecote stop, due to a long term road closure. Buses towards St Brendan's won't be affected. -High Street, Chipping Sodbury will be closed from 0700 on Friday 25th until 0400 on Monday 27th September. The following bus stops will not able to be served: The Ridge, Bowling Hill, The Clock, Wickwar Road and The Boot. Please use the stops at Shopping Centre, Caroline Close or Wickham Close instead.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	Alveston Church and The Masons Arms in both directions Bus Stop closed from Monday 3 August until December 2026 (estimated). Please use stops at Church Road or Davids Lane.	A38 Hazel Lane until Alveston Hill closed Overnight Monday 26 October 20:00-06:00 works completing Monday 9 November 06:00. Unable to serve Almondsbury Depot until Leisure Centre. Please use the stops at Aztec West or Rock Street.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Runs during University term times only.
U1	University of Bath - City Centre ~~- Green Park~~	The U1 is affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Runs during University term times only.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.
U3	Bath Spa University - Bath City Centre - University of Bath	The U3 is affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
U4	Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath	Thursday 22 October Haycombe Drive closed 07:00-19:00. Towards University of Bath only Unable to serve North Way, Whiteway Circle, East Way, The Beehive. Please use stops at Wedgewood Road or Mount Road Shops.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Runs during University term times only.
U6	University of Bath - London Road	Runs during University term times only.
X1/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Sheepway, Portishead closed Monday 29 June until further notice. Unable to serve Conference Close, Shipway Farm, Elm Tree Farm & Station Road stops. For the Portishead end, please use temporary stops on Wyndham Way. For the Portbury end, Bristol-bound buses will serve the Portbury Hundred stop. Portishead-bound buses will drop off at Sainsbury's for a shuttle or return bus back to Sheepway. -Quays Road and Harbour Road in Portishead will have a temporary one way system from 22 June until further notice, into 2027. Buses to Bristol will operate as normal via the Marina. Buses to Portishead will divert after Sainsbury's stop via Wyndham Way to the High Street. Unable to serve Galingale Way to Parish Wharf inclusive. Please use the stops Sainsbury's or The Precinct.
X5/X5x	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Service X5 Old Church Road, Clevedon closed Daily 08:30-16:00 Monday 19 October until Friday 23 October. Unable to serve Tesco until Great Western Road. Please use stops at Chard Road or Old Street. -Burnham Drive, Bleadon closed until Friday 30 October. Unable to be serve Burnham Close until Broadway Lodge. Please use stops at Totterdown Lane or Uphill Hospital Grounds. -Quays Road and Harbour Road in Portishead will have a temporary one way system from 22 June until further notice, into 2027. Buses into Portishead will operate as normal via the Marina. Buses to Weston-super-Mare will divert after Sainsbury's via Wyndham Way to the High Street. Unable to serve Galingale Way to Parish Wharf inclusive. Please use stops at Sainsbury's or The Precinct.
X6/X6a	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Link Road Nailsea closed Monday 28 September until further notice. Temporary stop installed on Stock Way North. Or stops at Christ Church or Southfield Road.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Old Church Road, Clevedon closed Daily 08:30-16:00 Monday 19 October until Friday 23 October. Service X11 unable to serve Tesco until Great Western Road. Please use stops at Dawes Close or Triangle, Old Street. Service X11x unable to serve Great Western Road until Tesco. Please use stops at Triangle or Chard Road. -Link Road Nailsea closed Monday 28 September until further notice. Temporary stop installed on Stock Way North. Or stops at Christ Church or Southfield Road.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Quays Road and Harbour Road in Portishead will have a temporary one way system from 22 June until further notice, into 2027. The X14 will additionally serve the Serbert Way stop and the stop in Sainsbury's car park after The Vale, then divert via Wyndham Way to the High Street. Unable to serve Galingale Way to Parish Wharf inclusive. Please use the stops at Sainsbury's or The Precinct.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Runs on College Days Only.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.	Perrinpit Road bus stop towards Bristol will be closed to service Y1 between 0800-1800 from Tuesday 3rd to Thursday 5th November. Please use either School Road or Court Road bus stops instead.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Normal service.	Perrinpit Road bus stop towards Bristol will be closed to service Y6 between 0800-1800 from Tuesday 3rd to Thursday 5th November. Please use either School Road or Court Road bus stops instead.