Fishponds Road, Bristol - Emerency Road Closure - Various - 18.08.2026

• Location

  Fishponds
• Cause

  Emergency Road Closure
• Responsibility

  Emergency Services
• Effective

  18/08/2026 - 18/08/2026

Update 07:30 Fishponds Road has Now opened with services starting to resume normal routes, expect reidual delays. Update 06:30 18th August Fishponds Road has been closed due to a Police incident affecting services 16, 17, 18, 46, 47, 47x, 48, 48x, 49, 49x 

Service 16 to Fishponds. After Cosham Hospital will divert via  the full length of Thicket Avenue, onto Staple Hill Road then will Turn Left and normal route from Cross Hands.

Service 16 to Whitchurch. will divert Via Staple Hill Road and Thicket Avenue to Cosham Hospital.

All stops from Worcester Close and New Station Road cannot be served.

Service 46 to UWE. After Glen Park will turn left towards Eastville Roundabout, then will follow Bell hill through Stapleton Village to Frenchay Park Road taking normal route from Sheldrake Drive.

Service 46 to Centre. After Sheldrake Drive continue through Stapleton Via Park Road and Bell Hill, then at Eastville Roundabout take 2nd Exit slip along to Robertson Road for normal Route. 

All stops from Eastille Park to River View can not be served.

Services 17, 18, 47X, 48, 48x, 49, 49x to Downend, Staple Hill Lyde Green or Kingswood  will follow same diversion as service 46 as far as Park Road, then Turn Right onto Blackberry Hill and follow that road onto Manor Road, then at Fishponds Park will turn Left and follow normal route from Fishpond Cross Hands.

Services 17, 18, 47X, 48, 48x, 49, 49x to Bristol or Southmead From Cross Hands divert Manor Road, Blackberry Hill Park Road Bell Hill and Stapleton Road slip to Roberson Road for normal route.

All stops from Eastville Park to New Station Road cannot be served.