Prince Street and The Grove - Road Closure - 19:00-23:00 - starting 13.05.2026

13th Apr 2026All areas

Location

Prince Street & The Grove, Central Bristol
Cause

Road Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

13/05/2026 - 13/05/2026

Prince Street and The Grove will be closed on 8th May, from 19:00-23:00 (estimated). This will affect services A1, 24, m1 and m2.

All Services will divert via Redcliffe Way, Baldwin Street and Marsh Street, to resume normal route at Broad Quay.

The following bus stops will not able to be served: Queen Square,

Please use stops at Broad Quay please use stand C5.

Services 70,73,74,75,76,43 will be diverted which may add time to service however will not miss any stops.

West Street, Banwell - Road Closure - U2 - 07.05.26

West Street, Banwell will be closed to U2 services between 20.00 on Thursday 7th May until 05.00 on Friday 8th May. .

Service U2 heading towards Bristol:

Will operate normal route to the end of Haywood village (The Runway) and will then follow the A370 to Congresbury and at Congresbury Station Road, it will turn right and pass the Mushroom Farm then turn left into Langford Vets School, where the service will resume normal route to Bristol.

Service U2 heading towards Weston super Mare:

Will operate normal route to Langford Vet School, where on leaving it will turn right and go past the Mushroom Farm. At Station Road, Congresbury it will turn left and follow the A370 to Haywood Village where it will resume its normal route.#

Buses will not be able to serve any bus stops between Churchill Inn in Langford and the Helicopter Museum inclusive.

**Services will NOT be stopping whilst on diversion**

Stone Edge Batch Road, Tickenham - Road Closure - A2, X6 - 05.05.2026

Stone Edge Batch Road in Tickenham will be closed overnight for Carriageway works between 20:00 & 06:00 on 5th May

A2 will follow normal route from Portishead to Clevedon, then divert via Kenn & Yatton to Congresbury, then A370 to Brockley to Bristol Airport.

All stops between Old Street and Chelvy Batch will be missed in both directions.

X6 from Long Ashton will divert A370 to Congresbury, then through Yatton and Kenn to Clevedon in Both Directions.

All stops between Winterstoke Road and Old Street Clevedon will not be served

Update:- This closure has been postponed to a future date. A new date will be announced in due course.

~~West Street will be closed in both directions to services 44, 75, 76, A1, m1 and SB7 on Friday 1st May and Tuesday 5th May 2026 between the hours of 09:30 and 15:30 for works.~~

Services 44, 75, 76, m1, A1 and SB7 heading towards Hengrove/Airport from Dalby Avenue will divert left under the Railway Bridge onto Malago Road and right onto Bedminster Road to resume normal routes at Parson Street gyratory.

Services 44, 75, A1 and SB7 heading towards The Centre will - from Bedminster Down Road - divert via Bedminster Road, Malago Road, under the Railway Bridge onto Sheene Road and to resume normal route from East Street (44/75/SB7) or Dalby Avenue (A1).

Service 76 and m1 from Hartcliffe Way heading towards The Centre will divert right into Bedminster Road and then as the above. Therefore, these services will not be able to serve the Parson Street Station in the bus gate.

~~Bus stops West St./Victor Rd/United Reform Church/Chessel Street and Parson St. Station will NOT be served. All stops on the diversion routes will be served.~~

DATE EXTENSION - Daventry Road, Knowle - CLOSURE - (16 & 36) - Thursday 19th February to Sunday 31st May

*Now expected to open on 31st May - Road Works extended*

UPDATE 16:46 Thursday 26th February.

The full lengthof Daventry Road in Knowle is currently closed to services 16 and 36 and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Sunday 31st May to facilitate carriageway works.

All services will be diverted from Melvin Square via Ilminster Avenue and Salcombe Road to resume normal route at Broad Walk Square in both directions.

Regretfully the St Barnabas Close bus stops for services 16 and 36 will not be served in either direction and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square. The bus stop on Broad Walk Square roundabout will be observed towards Melvin Square.

----

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

	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:	05/05/2026	11:06

	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.	-Prince Street,Bristol heading from Broad Quay to Redcliffe will be closed between 0800-1700 on Thursday 7 May.Services will be diverted. Q1 Queens Square is the only stop missed. For A1,m1 and m2 services please use bus stop C5 on Broad Quay. -Great Bristol Run Sunday 10 May 04:00-18:00. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. 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. Delays being experienced due to earlier closure , please leave additional time for journey where possible.

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	Brikett Road will be closed from 5 May until the 18 May 2026. Services will divert via Madiera Road and Upper Kewstoke Road. Prince Consort Gardens bus stop will not be served.
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	Service 3 Parrys Lane (part), Westbury closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Friday 1 May Tuesday 5 May and Wednesday 6 May. Unable to serve White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane. Please use stops at Red House, Durdham Park, White Tree Roundabout. -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queen's Road and St Paul's Road. No bus stops are missed however delays are anticipated as buses follow diversion route. Estimated completion 29 May 2026.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Normal service.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop	Parrys Lane (part), Westbury closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Friday 1 May Tuesday 5 May and Wednesday 6 May. Unable to serve White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane. Please use stops at Red House, Durdham Park, White Tree Roundabout.
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	South View closed 4 May until approximatly 22 May. Park Road and Hill House Road bus stops will be missed. Use instead Teewell Hill or The Hawthornes.
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	-Daventry Road Closed until Sunday 31 May. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square, Broad Walk Square. -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.	Gill Avenue, Fishponds closed. 08:00-17:00 12 May. Unable to serve Straits Parade, Vassal Road, Ettricke Drive. Please use stops at Cross Hands, Stanbury Avenue.
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. 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.	Prince Street and The Grove closed 19:00-23:00 Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Queens Square. Please use stop at Broad Quay C5. -Stapleton Road (part) Sunday 07 June 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Villiers Road and Warwick Road. Please use stops at Armoury Square or Robertson Road. Service towards Bristol unaffected.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Daventry Road Closed until Sunday 31 May. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square.
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 - Warmley/North Common	Normal service.
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.
45	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens	Normal service.
46	Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	Normal service.	Gill Avenue, Fishponds closed. 08:00-17:00 12 May. Unable to serve Straits Parade until Long Close. Please use stops at Cross Hands, Hurstwood Road.
48/48x	Bristol City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green	Normal service.	Service 48 Stapleton Road (part) Sunday 07 June 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Villiers Road and Warwick Road. Please use stops at Armoury Square or Robertson Road. Service towards Bristol unaffected.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Lyde Green	South View closed 4 May until approximatly 22 May. Park Road and Hill House Road bus stops will be missed. Use instead Teewell Hill or The Hawthornes.	Service 49 Stapleton Road (part) Sunday 07 June 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Villiers Road and Warwick Road. Please use stops at Armoury Square or Robertson Road. Service towards Bristol unaffected.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Normal service. Runs on College Days Only.
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.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Unable to serve Willow Brook stop (on the main road) until 21 June. Please use the stop inside the Willow Brook Centre.	Gloucester Road North will close Nightly 20:00-06:00 from 04 May until 24 July. Filton Road Northville Road Elm Park and Springfields will be missed.Passengers advised to board or alight at Filton Church or Horfield Sports Centre
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Parrys Lane (part), Westbury closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Friday 1 May Tuesday 5 May and Wednesday 6 May. Unable to serve White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane. Please use stops at Red House, Durdham Park, White Tree Roundabout.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Due to Station Road,Wrington being closed until further notice this service will be unable to serve Wrington Village. We will terminate/commence journeys from Yew Tree Close bus stop in Lower Langford.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Normal service. Runs on School Days Only.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.	Haybridge Hill to Easton Hill will be closed between 08:00-15:00 on 8th May until 10th May.Service 126 will be unable to serve all stops from Wells Cemetery as Far as Tweentown Chedder.
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.	Cameley Road, Temple Cloud, Bus Stop suspension 27 May and 28 May. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.	Long Street, Croscombe closed. 0930-15:00 (estimated) Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Bishops Palace until Shaftgate Avenue, St Peters Road. Please use stops at The Liberty, Old Market and Cenotaph.
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.	-Cameley Road, Temple Cloud, Bus Stop suspension 27 May and 28 May. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -Services 374,375,376,376x The Causeway, Street Glastonbury closed Overnight 18:00-07:30 Excluding weekends Tuesday 5 May until Wednesday 13 May. Unable to serve Glaston Road until Drill Hall, Morrisons Superstore. Please use stops at Town Hall or Crispin Hall.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.	Prince Street and The Grove closed 19:00-23:00 Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Queens Square. Please use stop at Broad Quay C5.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Tickenham Road Clevedon closed. Tuesday 7 April until Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Castlewood. Please use stops at All Saints Lane or Clevedon Court.	Stone Edge Batch Road in Tickenham will be closed overnight between 20:00 & 06:00 on 5th May.All stops between Old Street and Chelvy Batch will be missed in both directions.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Mortimer Street,Trowbridge heading towards Westbury will be closed on 2,3,4,9 and 10 May 2026.We will be unable to serve Mortimer Street and Park Street stops. Services towards Bath are unaffected.
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.	Prince Street and The Grove closed 19:00-23:00 Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Queens Square. Please use stop at Broad Quay C5.
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.	Prince Street and The Grove closed 19:00-23:00 Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Queens Square. Please use stop at Broad Quay C5.
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.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	Normal service.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Parrys Lane (part), Westbury closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Friday 1 May Tuesday 5 May and Wednesday 6 May. Unable to serve White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane. Please use stops at Red House, Durdham Park, White Tree Roundabout.
U1/U1N	University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Normal service.	West Street, Banwell will be closed between 20.00 on Thursday 7th May until 05.00 on Friday 8th May. Buses will not be able to serve any bus stops between Churchill Inn in Langford and the Helicopter Museum inclusive.
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/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.
X5/X5x	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Normal service.
X6/X6a	Bristol - Clevedon	Update 11:20 Due to Road Traffic Collision service diverting via Cambridge Batch. Unable to serve Failand Cross Roads until Summer House. Please use stops at David Lloyd, Stone Edge Batch, The Ashton. -Tickenham Road Clevedon closed. Tuesday 7 April until Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Castlewood, Clevedon Triangle, Old Street. Please use stops at Great Western Road or Clevedon Court.	Stone Edge Batch Road in Tickenham will be closed overnight between 20:00 & 06:00 on 5th May.All stops between Winterstoke Road and Old Street Clevedon will not be served.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Tickenham Road Clevedon closed. Tuesday 7 April until Friday 8 May. Unable to serve Castlewood, Clevedon Triangle, Old Street. Please use stops at Great Western Road or Clevedon Court.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Runs on Weston College Days Only. Normal service.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	The change to the Y2 to run via Coalpit Heath has been postponed until further notice, and buses will carry on running via Winterbourne the same as the Y1. Please bear with us while we update online tracking and journey planning data to reflect this change.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Long Term Closure - Beesmoor Road, Coalpit Heath closed until Sunday 21 June (estimated). Buses will miss out all stops between the Live and Let Live and Heathcote Drive inclusive, and also miss out the Church Road stop towards Bristol. Buses will divert via the full length of Church Road instead, and serve all bus stops on diversion.

Update as at 10:00 5th May: Works are in place Today 5th May and potentially 6th May.

Parrys Lane (part), Westbury will be closed from 09:30 until 15:30 on the 1st May and 6th May. This will affect service 3.

Service 3 in both directions will divert, continuing on Westbury Road, Falcondale Road via Stoke Lane to resume the normal route on Parrys Lane. The following bus stops will not be able to be served: White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane.

Services heading towards The Centre are to operate in reverse of the above