Portway A4 (towards Avonmouth) - CLOSURE - (41 & X14) - Friday 2nd January

20th Dec 2025Bristol

Location

Portway A4 (towards Avonmouth)
Cause

Carriageway Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

02/01/2026 - 02/01/2026

The Portway heading towards Avonmouth only will be closed overnight to services 41 and X14 between 23:00 and 05:00 on Friday 2nd January to facilitate carriageway works

Services 41 and X14 heading towards Avonmouth only will be diverted from Anchor Road in Central Bristol to resume normal route at the junction of Shirehampton Road and Sylvan Way in Sea MIlls (service 41) or Portway (service X14) and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Anchor Road bus stop or the High Grove bus stop on Shirehampton Road (service 41) or the bus stop at the bottom of Sylvan Way. .

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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:	24/12/2025	15:15

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. Christmas timetables are in operation, until 2 January. Please see dedicated web page for full information. 24 December - most services will finish early at around 8pm, please check timetables. 25 December - No Service. 26 December - No Service except A4 please check timetables.
	Bristol	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. Christmas timetables are in operation, until 2 January. Please see dedicated web page for full information. 24 December - most services will finish early at around 8pm, please check timetables. 25 December - No Service. 26 December - No Service except A1 please check timetables.
	North Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. Christmas timetables are in operation, until 2 January. Please see dedicated web page for full information. 24 December - most services will finish early at around 8pm, please check timetables. 25 December - No Service 26 December - No Service except A1 and A3 please check timetables.

Service		Current issues	Planned disruptions in the next week
1	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill	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	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	Normal service.
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	-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	Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal service.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Runs on School Days Only. Normal service. Last day of operation before Christmas: Friday 19 December First day back after Christmas: Monday 5 January
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.
25	Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	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	Normal service.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.
42	Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens	Normal service.
43	Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath	Normal service.
44/45	Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath / 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 / Emersons Green	Normal service.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 5 January.
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	Normal service.
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	Normal service.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Runs on School Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 5 January.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	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.
349	Bristol - Keynsham	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport AirDecker	Normal service. Check www.airdecker.com for on the day service information.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Normal service.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Normal service.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	Normal service. The northbound diversion at Bradley Stoke Way has now finished and buses are operating normal route.
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	Normal service.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	Normal service.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Runs on School Days Only. Normal service. Last day of operation before Christmas: Friday 19 December First day back after Christmas: Monday 5 January
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	-The northbound closure of Bradley Stoke Way has now finished, and buses have resumed normal route. Braydon Avenue stop will no longer be served. -Alveston Hill is closed 24/7 towards Thornbury until February 2026. Buses are diverted via Grovesend Road Crossroads, Unable to serve Alveston The Ship/Thornbury Leisure Centre. This diversion will also apply to buses towards Bristol after 2000 each night Monday - Saturdays only.	Alveston Hill will reopen on 24 December for the Christmas period and close again from 5 January 2026 until 13 February 2026.
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	University holiday - No service. First day back after Christmas: 5 January (Revision Timetable)
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/X1s	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Normal service.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Runs on Weston College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 5 January.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service.
X18	Nailsea - Weston-super-Mare & Loxton Campus	Normal service.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Update - Park Lane in Frampton Cotterell re-opened on 19 December for Christmas. Works will recommence 07.00 5 January (until 17.00 16 January) during which the below diversion will resume: -Park Lane in Frampton Cotterell diversion - Unable to serve between/including Live and Let Live on Park Lane/Church Road on Badminton Road. Please use stops on Church Road.