Portway, Bristol - Overnight Road Closure - 37, 41 - starting 27.07.2026

27th Jun 2026Bristol

Location

Portway, Bristol
Cause

Road works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

27/07/2026 - 09/10/2026

The Portway in Bristol will be closed Monday 27th July until Friday 16th October Overnight from 21:00 until 05:30 each night. This will affect services 37 and 41.

Please note: diversion route amended below as of Monday 28th September.

Service 37 towards Knowle West normal route through Avonmouth Village diverting after Park Road via Shirehampton, The Downs towards City Centre, to continue on Jacob's Wells Road, Hotwell Road to resume normal route at Plimsoll Swing Bridge.

Service 37 towards Avonmouth normal route to Plimsoll Swing Bridge diverting via Hotwell Road, Jacob's Wells Road, The Downs via Shirehampton to resume normal route towards Avonmouth Village.

The following bus stops will not able to be served: Roman Way and Riverleaze.

Please use stops at Park Road or Smyth Road instead.

Please note: Service turning in Portway Park and Ride to return service to Bristol we anticipate this may cause minor delays.

Service 41 towards Kingswood will divert via Shirehampton, Sea Mills, The Downs, Whiteladies Road towards City Centre to continue on Jacob's Wells Road to resume normal route on Anchor Road.

Service 41 towards Avonmouth will divert after city centre via Jacob's Wells Road, The Downs, Sea Mills and Shirehampton to resume normal route at Shirehampton Green.

The following bus stops will not able to be served: Hotwell Road, Merchants Road, Trinity Church, Roman Way and Riverleaze.

Please use stops at Shirehampton Green or Gasworks Lane 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:	06/10/2026	08:45

	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	'No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	The M32 towards Bristol will be closed overnight on Wednesday 7th October and Wednesday 8th October (2 nights) between 21:00-06:00.This will affect services m1, m3, m4, T1, Y1, Y2. See our dedicated web-page 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.
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	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…
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	-Avon Street works on going until 11 October. 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	Normal service.
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.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Normal service. Unable to 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	-Risdale Road,Ashton will be closed from Monday 5th October until Friday 30th October.We will be unable to serve Langley Crescent bus stop. Please use Buttercup Walk instead. -Cannon Street,Bedminster will be closed between 2000-0600 from Monday 5th October until 0600 on Friday 9th October.Services towards Southmead will be diverted.The following stops will be unable to be served:- East Street and Bedminster Parade.Please use Dean Street or Redcliff Hill bus stops 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	Normal service.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	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.	Bishopsworth Road, Bishopsworth will be closed Overnight between 2000-0600 on Wednesday 7th October. The following bus stops will not able to be served: Bishopsworth Road, Cheddar Grove and Wrington Crescent.Please use the stops at Parsons Street or Vicarage Road instead.
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.	Bishopsworth Road, Bishopsworth will be closed Overnight between 2000-0600 on Wednesday 7th October. The following bus stops will not able to be served: Bishopsworth Road, Cheddar Grove and Wrington Crescent.Please use the stops at Parsons Street or Vicarage Road instead.
45	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens	Cadogan Road,Hengrove will be closed between 0800-1700 on Tuesday 6th October.Service 45 towards Cherry Gardens will NOT be serving Cadogan Road stop. No stops will be missed for services towards Hengrove.
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	Runs on College Days Only.
58	Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill	Normal service.
70	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Chesterfield Road Emergency closure Monday 5 October until Friday 9 October (estimated). Unable to serve Cromwell Road Arches until Kennington Avenue. Please use stops at Montpelier High School or Muller Road Lidl's. -Temple Meads Station Approach Incline Entrance closed to Buses Monday 14 September until 1700 Sunday 11 October. 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	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 1700 Sunday 11 October. 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	Normal service.	-Ilminster Avenue,Knowle will be closed from 0930 on Wednesday 7th October until 15:30 on Friday 9th October.The following stops will be unable to be served:-Ilmister Avenue and Tavistock Road.Please use stops at Melvin Square.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.	Service 75-Bishopsworth Road, Bishopsworth will be closed Overnight between 2000-0600 on Wednesday 7th October. The following bus stops will not able to be served: Bishopsworth Road, Cheddar Grove and Wrington Crescent.Please use the stops at Parsons Street or Vicarage Road 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	-Service 126 has been diverted as Flowerdown Bridge has been shut due to an accident. Diverting via A370 dual carriage, left onto Elmham Way, Summer lane, New Bristol Road into Weston. The reverse of the above is to be observed back to 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	Normal service.
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	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.
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. -Temple Meads Station Approach Incline Entrance closed to Buses Monday 14 September until 1700 Sunday 11 October. 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.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Services are unable to serve St Marys Garden bus top in Langford due to road works, passengers should use Langford Veterinary School stop.-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	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	-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	-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	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. -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	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.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Normal service.