Emergency Road Closure, Shellards Road

4th Jul 2025Bristol/South Gloucestershire

Location

Shellards Road Longwell Green
Cause

Emergency Utility works
Responsibility

Bristol Water
Effective

04/07/2025 - 07/07/2025

Shellards Road Longwell Green will be closed from 03/07/2025 until 07/07/2025 (approx) for emergency water works.

Service 17 will Divert via Woodward Drive and Marsham Way and rejoin Bath Road.

Service 45 will use Watsons Road in Both Directions, No stops will be Missed.

Unfortunately Shellards Road stop will not be served by service 17 in both directions.

For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department

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

Customer service contact us

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

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:	30/07/2025	12:18

	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.	Summer Holiday timetables on various Bristol services start from Monday 21 July. Please check firstbus.co.uk/servicechange for full details.
	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	-Passage Road at Henbury is closed southbound from 14 July to 3 August 2025. Buses towards Broomhill are diverting via Knole Lane and Charlton Road, and unable to serve Brentry Lane or The Ridgeway stops. Buses are serving the "Burghill Road" stop on the diversion. -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, but delays are anticipated. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. -Due to these various diversions, and lane closures at Bath Bridges Roundabout as well, service 1 is subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -At Brentry Lane towards Cribbs Causeway, there is a temporary bus stop in place outside number 189A Passage Road. -Pegasus Road towards Bristol will be closed between 0900-1600 on Wednesday 30 July. Towards Bristol services are turning Right out of Cribbs causway Bustation then contiuing Merlin Road and Lysander road to Asda the resuming Normal Route	-Passage Road towards Cribbs Causeway only, will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 from Monday 4th to Friday 8th August.The Ridgeway bus stop and the Brentry Lane bus stop will not be served.
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	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, delays are anticipated. -Pegasus Road towards Bristol will be closed between 0900-1600 on Wednesday 30 July. Towards Bristol services are turning Right out of Cribbs causway Bustation then contiuing on Merlin Road and Lysander road to Asda the resuming Normal Route
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	Normal service.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Normal service.	-Broad Street will be closed between 2000-0600 on Wednesday 6 August. Services will be diverted. Board or alight at the Bus Station. -Walcot Street will be closed between 2000-0500 on Thursday 7 August. Walcot Gate and Hilton Hotel bus stops will not be served.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, delays are anticipated. -Pegasus Road towards Bristol will be closed between 0900-1600 on Wednesday 30 July. Towards Bristol services are turning Right out of Cribbs causway Bus station then contiuing Merlin Road and Lysander road to Asda the resuming Normal Route
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Normal service.
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	28 July 0700 until 1 September 1700 Baytree Road closed. Unable to serve Forest Drive until Cedar Avenue. Passengers to board/alight Manor Road/Westbrook Road.
6/6a/7	Bath City Centre - Fairfield Park/Larkhall	Normal service.	-Milsom Street in Bath will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 on Tuesday 5th August. -Broad Street will be closed between 2000-0600 on Wednesday 6 August. Services will be diverted. Board or alight at the Bus Station.
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.	-Walcot Street will be closed between 2000-0500 on Thursday 7 August. Walcot Gate and Hilton Hotel bus stops will not be served.
16	Bristol City Centre - Kingswood - Fishponds	The Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads 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 - Kingswood - Keynsham	-Due to 4-way temporary traffic lights at Hanham roundabout services may suffer delays.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	-At UWE, the left turn from the Ring Road into Coldharbour Lane will be closed from Monday 21 July for the summer holidays until 31 August. Buses will divert via the back entrance into UWE, and miss out the UWE The Gardens stop. Please use the stop at UWE Campus Bus Station. Buses travelling towards Parkway Station will not be affected. Due to emergency works the Bus stop in Station Road Warmley cannot be served, Instead use the stop around the corner opposite the Public toilet on Main road until 1st August
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.	Milsom Street in Bath will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 on Tuesday 5th August.Services will terminate and commence from Queen Square. -Broad Street will be closed between 2000-0600 on Wednesday 6 August. Services will be diverted. Board or alight at the Bus Station.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	-William Jessop Way in Hengrove will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 28 July and Will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 29 August. Bridge Campus bus stop on William Jessop Way not be served.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	-William Jessop Way in Hengrove will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 28 July and Will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 29 August. Bridge Campus bus stop on William Jessop Way not be served.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.
42/43	Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens / Cadbury Heath	-Cock Road in Kingswood will be closed to the service 42 from 07:00 on Tuesday 22 July and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Friday 1 August. This service will be diverted via Hanham. Regretfully the Kennmoor Close, Ashford Way, Westons Way, Cock Road Chapel and Hollyguest Road bus stops will not be served. -Due to emergency works the Bus stop in Station Road Warmley cannot be served, Instead use the stop around the corner opposite the Public toilet on Main road until 1st August
44/45	Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath / Cherry Gardens	Due to 4-way temporary traffic lights until 1 September at Hanham roundabout services may suffer delays.
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	Service not operating - school holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
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 service.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	-Pegasus Road towards Bristol will be closed between 0900-1600 on Wednesday 30 July.Passengers are advised to board or alight at the Bus Station or the Retail Park bus stop on Lysander Road.
77	Clifton Down - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Due to Alma Road being closed, diverting via Pembroke Road, St Pauls Road and Whiteladies Road until approximately 8 August 2025.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Langford Road in Langford between Stock Lane and the A38 will be closed to service 125 from 07:00 on Wednesday 23 July and will remain fully closed until Thursday 4 September. Services will be diverted in both directions.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Church Street,Paulton will be closed between 07:00 and 19:00 from Wednesday 30th July to Friday 1st August (three days).Due to other closures around Paulton services will be unable to serve any part of Paulton.Please see our dedicated webpage for further details.	-Wells Road (A367) in Radstock will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 4th and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 15th August.Services will be diverted and Bath College, Maple Drive, Westfield Chapel, Butchers Close, Westfield School, Charlton Park and Norton Hill School bus stops will not be served.
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. -Church Street,Paulton will be closed between 07:00 and 19:00 from Wednesday 30th July to Friday 1st August (three days).Due to other closures around Paulton services will be unable to serve any part of Paulton.Please see our dedicated webpage for further details.	-Wells Road (A367) in Radstock will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 4th and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 15th August.Services will be diverted and Bath College, Maple Drive, Westfield Chapel, Butchers Close, Westfield School, Charlton Park and Norton Hill School bus stops will not be served.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.	-Wells Road (A367) in Radstock will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 4th and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 15th August.Services will be diverted and Bath College, Maple Drive, Westfield Chapel, Butchers Close, Westfield School, Charlton Park and Norton Hill School bus stops will not be served.
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.
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.
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. -Church Street,Paulton will be closed between 07:00 and 19:00 from Wednesday 30th July to Friday 1st August (three days).Due to other closures around Paulton services will be unable to serve any part of Paulton.Please see our dedicated webpage for further details.	-Wells Road (A367) in Radstock will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 4th and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 15th August.Services will be diverted and Bath College, Maple Drive, Westfield Chapel, Butchers Close, Westfield School, Charlton Park and Norton Hill School bus stops will not be served.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	-From Wednesday 16 July, buses on the A1 will move into the new Public Transport Interchange at Bristol Airport, and no longer stop at the terminal forecourt. We'll be using stands 4 and 5.	.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	-From Wednesday 16 July, buses on the A3 will move into the new Public Transport Interchange at Bristol Airport, and no longer stop in the bus station. We'll be using stands 2.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	-Winsley Hill in Limpley Stoke will be closed from Monday 21 July until Sunday 31 August for repairs to the railway bridge. The D1 will divert between Bath and Bradford on Avon via the London Road, A46 and Sally in the Wood. Some journeys in the early mornings, evenings, and all day on Sundays, will run to/from Winsley and then double back on themselves. At other times, buses will not serve Winsley. A shuttle bus has been arranged by Wiltshire Council. No buses will be able to serve Bathampton, Claverton or Limpley Stoke. Please see our separate web page for full information. -Cradle Bridge on Castle Street in Trowbridge town centre heading towards Warminster will be closed from 7 July and will remain fully closed until 17.00 on Friday 29 August. Services heading towards Warminster will be diverted via after the Town Hall bus stop on Market Street via Castle Street, Fore Street, Wicker Hill, Wicker Hill and Bythesea Road.	-Broad Street will be closed between 2000-0600 on Wednesday 6 August. Services will be diverted. Board or alight at the Bus Station. -Walcot Street will be closed between 2000-0500 on Thursday 7 August. Walcot Gate and Hilton Hotel bus stops will not be served.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Normal service.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	- due to road works on Pegasus road until 16:00 Services when approching Cribbs causway will continue to use Merlin road and Lysander Road to the Bus station
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	-The left turn from the Ring Road into Coldharbour Lane will be closed from Monday 21 July for the summer holidays until 31 August. Buses will divert via the back entrance into UWE, and miss out the UWE The Gardens stop. Please use the stop at UWE Campus Bus Station. Buses travelling towards Emersons Green will not be affected. -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.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	-The left turn from the Ring Road into Coldharbour Lane will be closed from Monday 21 July for the summer holidays until 31 August. Buses will divert via the back entrance into UWE, and miss out the UWE The Gardens stop. Please use the stop at UWE Campus Bus Station. Buses travelling towards Cribbs Causeway will not be affected. - due to road works on Pegasus road until 16:00 Services when approching Cribbs causway will continue to use Merlin road and Lysander Road to the Bus station
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Service not operating - school holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	-The northbound Bradley Stoke Way closure affecting buses towards Thornbury will move to Phase 3 from Monday 21 July until December 2025. Buses will run normal route to Webbs Wood, then divert via Brook Way to Willow Brook, missing out Webbs Wood Roundabout, The Bridge and Savages Wood Roundabout stops. The only stop they will serve on diversion will be the Braydon Avenue stop on Brook Way. -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. -Webbs Wood stop is currently suspended due to a northbound closure of Bradley Stoke Way. Please use the Webbs Wood Roundabout stop instead.
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	U1 - reduced summer timetable in operation. U2 - service not operating - University Holidays.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus	Normal service.
U3	Bristol - UWE Frenchay Night Bus	Service not operating - University Holidays.
U5	Bath - Bath Spa University	University Holiday timetable in operation.
X1/X1s	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Weatherly Drive in Portishead closed Wednesday 30 July 0800 -1700 unable to serve Gaunts Close, Police & Fire HQ, Nightingale Rise.
X5	Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	-Walton Road,Clevedon will be closed from 28 July until 26 September.This service will divert via Tickenham Road, Northern Way, Ettingen Way and M5 to resume normal route at the bus stop by Gordano School.Passengers are advised to board or alight at either Clevedon Health Centre bus stops or Gordano School or Sheepfield Gardens for both directions of travel.
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	Due to Roadworks the stop inbound to Bristol at the George and Dragon cannot be served until Further Notice.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, but delays are anticipated. -Due to Roadworks the stop inbound to Bristol at the George and Dragon cannot be served until Further Notice. - due to road works on Pegasus road until 16:00 Services when approching Cribbs causway will continue to use Merlin road and Lysander Road to the Bus station	Broad Street Chipping Sodbury is closed between 07.00-19.00 Saturday 02 August closed for eat and Drink event. Use Cotswold Road Roundabout Stop during this time