Paulton Road, Paulton - Road Closure - 171, 172, 376a, 522 - 23.08.2026

23rd Aug 2026Bath & Somerset

Location

Paulton Road, Paulton
Cause

Carriageway Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

23/08/2026 - 27/08/2026

Paulton will not be served from Saturday 22nd August until Thursday 27th August due to Road works affecting 171, 172, 376a & 522

Services 171 will divert via A362 Farrington Gurnery, Old Mills in both directions. The following bus stops will not able to be served: Rush Hill until Claremont Gardens.

Please use stops at Book Barn or Thicket Mead Roundabout

Services 172 and 376a will divert via Wells Road, Bristol Road, A362 Farrington Gurney, Old Mills in both directions. The following bus stops will not able to be served: Temple Bridge Farm until Claremont Gardens.

Please use stops at Book Barn or Thicket Mead Roundabout

Services 522 will divert via Wells Road, Bristol Road, A362 Farrington Gurney, Old Mills in both directions. The following bus stops will not able to be served: Claremont Gardens until Thicket Mead Roundabout

Please use stops at Highbury Surgery or Hayes Park Road

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:	16/09/2026	06:26

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	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	The M32 towards Bristol from Filton to Eastville will be closed overnight on Tuesday 15th September until Thursday 17th September (3 nights) between 20:00-06:00 to facilitate carriageway works affecting services m1, m3, m4, T1, Y1 & Y2.Services m1, m3 & m4 will from Stoke Park continue down Stoke Lane but will unable to use Begbrook Bus Gate, so will stop at the bus stop at the bottom of Stoke Hill
	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	Allison Road, Broomhill closed Wednesday 16 September 09:30- 15:30. Unable to serve Sherwell Road and Wick Crescent. Please use stops at Guernsey Avenue or Winchester Road. -Victoria Street closed Overnight 19:00-06:00 Monday 14 September until Saturday 19 September (5 nights). Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
1	Bath City Centre - Southdown	Normal service.
1	Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay	Cookes Lane, Kewstoke closed Wednesday 16 September 09:00-15:30. Unable to serve Lower Norton Lane until Sand Bay Terminus. Please use stops at Kewstoke Toll Gate or Crookes Lane.
1s	Kewstoke - Worle	Normal service.
2/2a	Cribbs Causeway/Brentry - Bristol City Centre - Stockwood	Stockwood, The Coots closed Daily Wednesday 16 September and Thursday 17 September 09:30-15:30. Towards Coots unable to serve Pynne Road, Ladman Road, Meardon Road and The Coots. Please use stop at Holloway Road. Towards Cribbs/ Brentry unable to serve Meardon Road and The Coots. Please use the stops at Holloway Road Shops, Showering Road or Pynne Road. -Victoria Street closed Overnight 19:00-06:00 Monday 14 September until Saturday 19 September (5 nights). Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
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.
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	Tuesday 15 September Falconer Road closed. Service terminating at Haviland Park. unable to serve Leighton Road until Haviland Grove. -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	Wednesday 16 September and Thursday 17 September 08:00-18:00 Daily Northend Road Bus Stop towards Bristol City Centre closed. Please use stops at Spring Hill or Syston Way. -Friday 18 September 09:30-15:30 (estimated) Hill House Road bus stop suspended. Please use stops at Park Road or Haythorn Court.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	Normal service.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Works still on going at Temple Meads. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
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	Whitchurch Lane closed Wednesday 16 September 09:30-15:30. Unable to serve Hengrove Park, Skills Academy and The Boulevard. Please use stops at Wills Way or Belland Drive. -Avon Street works on going. Unable to serve Avon Street. Please use stops at Old Market or St Phillips Road. -Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads will not be served in both directions until further notice. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions.
17	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Keynsham	Gloucester Road will be closed Overnight from 20:00 until 06:00 from Tuesday 15th September until 0600 on Saturday 19th September.The following bus stops will not able to be served : Filton Avenue until Dorian Way.Please use the stops at Churchways Avenue or Southmead Hospital instead.	Hanham Business Park and Launceston Avenue bus stops closed Monday 28 September until Friday 2 October. Please use stops at Church Road or Kings Drive/Memorial Road.
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. Will resume on 3 Sep 2026.
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	-Gloucester Road will be closed Overnight from 20:00 until 06:00 from Tuesday 15th September until 0600 on Saturday 19th September.The following bus stops will not able to be served: Melton Crescent until Dorian Way. Please use the stops at Stothard Road or Southmead Hospital instead. -Gainsborough Square in Lockleaze closed Monday 14 September until Wednesday 7 October at 19:00. Unable to serve Stothard Road until Haydon Gardens. Please use stops at Melton Crescent or Orpen Gardens.
25	Eastgate Centre - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Gate	Normal service.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Allison Road, Broomhill closed Wednesday 16 September 09:30- 15:30. Towards Highridge unable to serve Wick Crescent until Jean Road. Please use stops at Sunnydene or Brislington Square. Towards St Anne's unable to serve Church Parade until Wick Crescent. Please use stops at Flowers Hill or Allison Road.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	Whitchurch Lane closed Wednesday 16 September 09:30-15:30. Unable to serve Paddock Gardens until Alverstoke. Please use stops at Creswicke Road or Hengrove Park. -Hengrove Way, Airport Road Intersection Hengrove closed Overnight Monday 14 September until Friday 25 September. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -The Portway closed Overnight Monday 27 July until Friday 9 October 21:00-05:30 (not weekends). Unable to serve Roman Way and Riverleaze stops. Please use stops at Park Road or Smyth Road.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Warmley/North Common	The Portway closed Overnight Monday 27 July until Friday 9 October 21:00-05:30 (not weekends). Unable to serve Hotwell Road, Merchants Road, Trinity Church, Roman Way and Riverleaze stops. Please use stops at Shirehampton Green or Gasworks Lane.
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.	Hanham Business Park and Launceston Avenue bus stops closed Monday 28 September until Friday 2 October. Please use stops at Church Road or Kings Drive/Memorial Road.
45	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens	Whitchurch Lane closed Wednesday 16 September 09:30-15:30. Unable to serve The Boulevard. Please use stops at Hengrove Leisure Park, Dakota Drive or Belland Drive.
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	Friday 18 September 09:30-15:30 (estimated) Hill House Road bus stop suspended. Please use stops at Park Road, Haythorn Court, Gerrish Avenue or Teewell Hill.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Runs on College Days Only.
58	Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill	Normal service.
70	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Temple Meads Station Approach Incline Entrance closed to Buses Monday 14 September until 16:00 Saturday 26 September. Please note: Temple Meads Station operating normally. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
72	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Tuesday 15 September and Wednesday 16 September until 1700 Emergency Closure Elton Road. Unable to serve towards UWE Tyndall Avenue and Myrtle Road. Please use stops at Queen's Avenue or Cotham Hill. Towards Temple Meads unable to serve Myrtle Road and Elton Road. Please use stops at Cotham Hill or Queens Road. -Gainsborough Square in Lockleaze closed Monday 14 September until Wednesday 7 October at 19:00. Unable to serve towards UWE Landseer Avenue and Gainsborough Square. Please use stops at Turville Drive or Hogarth Walk. Unable to serve towards Temple Meads Cameron Walk. Please use stops at Hogarth Walk or Landseer Avenue. -Temple Meads Station Approach Incline Entrance closed to Buses Monday 14 September until 16:00 Saturday 26 September. Please note: Temple Meads Station operating normally. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Hengrove Way, Airport Road Intersection Hengrove closed Overnight Monday 14 September until Friday 25 September. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	-Gloucester Road will be closed Overnight from 20:00 until 06:00 from Tuesday 15th September until 0600 on Saturday 19th September. The following bus stops will not able to be served : Muller Road Top and Horfield Sports Centre.Please use the stops at Churchways Avenue or Monk's Park Avenue instead.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Lockleaze	Gainsborough Square in Lockleaze closed Monday 14 September until Wednesday 7 October at 19:00. Unable to serve Landseer Avenue. Please use stops at Turville Drive or Gainsborough Square.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Tuesday 1 September until approx. mid-October service 126 will be diverted due to engineering works in the village of Draycott. Services will be diverted via Wedmore. The following stops will be unable to be served:-Haybridge Villas to Church Street(Cheddar) Inc. We will serve all the stops along the diversion route.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Victoria Street closed Overnight 19:00-06:00 Monday 14 September until Saturday 19 September (5 nights). Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	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	Services 374,375,376,376a Victoria Street closed Overnight 19:00-06:00 Monday 14 September until Saturday 19 September (5 nights). Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -Service 374 Burrowbridge closed Monday 3 August until Saturday 19 September. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. including Shuttle bus and alternative routes. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat….
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.	Hartcliffe Way closed Overnight Friday 18 September 20:00-06:00. Unable to serve Wills Way. Please use stops at Imperial Park or The Boulevard.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	A370 Flax Bourton, Backwell closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 1 September until 16 September. Unable to serve Beech Drive, Blackthorn Way until Telephone Box. Please use stops at International Airport or Southfield Road. (Not Weekends)
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Hengrove Way, Airport Road Intersection Hengrove closed Overnight Monday 14 September until Friday 25 September. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Longfield Roundabout in Trowbridge closed Overnight Monday 14 September each night until Saturday 19 September 05:00. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -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 -Mortimer Street, Trowbridge closed Monday 27 July until Friday 2 October. Unable to serve Mortimer Street and Park Street.	Winsley Road will be closed Monday 21st September 19:00 until 23:00.The following bus stops will not able to be served: Forester Rd in Bath to The Rising Sun in Bradford-on-Avon.Please use the stops at Forester Road in Bath or Christchurch in Bradford upon Avon instead.
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	'Whitchurch Lane closed Wednesday 16 September 09:30-15:30. Unable to serve Paddock Gardens until Alverstoke. Please use stops at Filwood Broadway or Hengrove Park. -Hengrove Way, Airport Road Intersection Hengrove closed Overnight Monday 14 September until Friday 25 September. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
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.
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.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. -Temple Meads Station Approach Incline Entrance closed to Buses Monday 14 September until 16:00 Saturday 26 September. Please note: Temple Meads Station operating normally. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
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.
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. Will resume on 18 September 2026.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	23 July until 17 September Winterstoke Road bus stop leaving Bristol closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. -A370 slip road at David Lloyd will be closed 17 August until 9 October will not be able to serve David Lloyd centre during this time.
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	Normal service.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Runs during University term times only.
U6	University of Bath - London Road	New service starting with the new University term on 18 September. Runs during University term times only.
X1/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	-23 July until 17 September Winterstoke Road bus stop leaving Bristol closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. -A370 Flax Bourton, Backwell closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 1 September until 16 September. Unable to serve Congresbury Bridge/ Tesco until flax burton lay by. Please use stops at Strawberry Line, Station Road or Winterstoke Road, Blackmoors Lane. (Not Weekends).
X4	Bristol - Portishead	23 July until 17 September Winterstoke Road bus stop leaving Bristol closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. -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	Old Street stop in Clevedon is suspended - please use temporary stop installed the other side of Clevedon Triangle on Kenn Road. Until further notice. -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	23 July until 17 September Winterstoke Road bus stop leaving Bristol closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. Old Street stop in Clevedon is suspended - please use temporary stop installed the other side of Clevedon Triangle on Kenn Road. Until further notice. -A370 slip road at David Lloyd will be closed 17 August until 09 October overnight between 20:00-06:00 for carriageway works, services will continue on A370 to Gurney Roundabout and return using the Northbound slip road, no stops will be missed.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	23 July until 17 September Winterstoke Road bus stop leaving Bristol closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. -A370 slip road at David Lloyd will be closed 17 August until 09 October overnight between 20:00-06:00 for carriageway works, services will continue on A370 to Gurney Roundabout and return using the Northbound slip road, no stops will be missed.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	23 July until 17 September Winterstoke Road bus stop leaving Bristol closed Overnight 20:00-06:00. -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.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Normal service.	High Street, Chipping Sodbury will be closed Overnight from Monday 21st September until Wednesday 23rd September from 20:00 until 06:00 each night completing Thursday 24th September 06:00. 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.