Shaftsbury Road,Bath - Road Closure - 8 - starting 20.07.26

22nd Jun 2026Bath & Somerset

Location

Shaftsbury Road,Bath
Cause

Road Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

20/07/2026 - 21/07/2026

Shaftsbury Road,Bath will be closed between 0930-1500 on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st July. This will affect service 8.

Service 8 towards Kingsway will operate normal route to Second Avenue bus stop after which they will divert via Third Avenue to its end. they will use Beckhampton Road onto Monksdale Road to resume normal route.

The following stops will be unable to be served:- Beckhampton Road and Shaftsbury Road.

Please use the stops at Second Avenue or Hillside Hall instead.

Service 8 towards Bath Bus Station will operate normal route to Hillside Hall bus stop then at the junction with Beckhampton Road they will divert via Third Avenue to its end and resume normal route on King Edward Road.

The following stops will be unable to be served:- Beckhampton Road and Shaftsbury Road.

Please use the stops at Second Avenue or Hillside Hall 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:	11/07/2026	09:56

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	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…	Various areas around the City Centre closed for Bath Carnival 14:00-18:00 11 July. See our dedicated web-page for full details https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
	Bristol	-Various roads in Central Bristol and Broadmead closed for Bristol Pride event 10:00-14:00 Saturday 11 July. See our dedicated web-page for full details https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -East Street, Bedminster closed 24/7 Monday 6 July until Friday 24 July. Please use stops at Wesley Street or Bedminster Parade.
	North Somerset	Axbridge Village closed for Carnival 11 July. Please see our dedicated web page. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…

Service		Current issues	Planned disruptions in the next week
1	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill	Victoria Street is closed Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Towards Cribbs Causeway Unable to serve Bristol Bridge. Please use stops at Union Street or Temple Way. Towards Broomhill Unable to serve Broad Weir, Wine Street, Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street. Please use stops at The Horsefair or Temple Meads.
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. -Victoria Street is closed Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Towards Cribbs Causeway Unable to serve Bristol Bridge. Please use stops at Union Street or Temple Way. Towards Broomhill Unable to serve Broad Weir, Wine Street, Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street. Please use stops at The Horsefair or Temple Meads.
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. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
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. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
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.	Shaftsbury Road,Bath will be closed between 0930-1500 on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 July.We will be unable to serve Beckhampton Road and Shaftsbury Road bus stops. Please use either Second Avenue or Hillside Hall stops instead.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Upper Bristol Road closed Monday 6 July until Friday 24 July. Unable to serve Edgecombe Avenue until Cornwallis Avenue. Please use stops at Milton Ashbury Drive or Ebdon Queensway Roundabout.
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	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.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
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.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Normal service.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	Normal service.	Brunel Way will be closed for Bristol Triathlon 12th July 03:30-16:00 services will divert via Clifton and Shirehampton into Avonmouth. All stops inbetween Farr Street and Smyth Road will be missed. Services will stop in Sea Mills and Shirehampton.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Warmley/North Common	Normal service.	Brunel Way will be closed for Bristol Triathlon 12th July 03:30-16:00 services will divert via Clifton and Shirehampton into Avonmouth. Roman Way and Riverleaze will be missed. Services will stop in Sea Mills and Shirehampton.
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.	Walsh Avenue closed 19:00-23:00 13 July. Unable to serve towards Cherry Gardens Loxton Square and Clatworthy Drive, Please use stops at Fortfield Road or Cadogan Road. Towards Hengrove Loxton Square until Cadogan Road. Please use stops at Fortfield Road or Airport Road.
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	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	Victoria Street is closed Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). Towards Cribbs Causeway Unable to serve Bristol Bridge. Please use stops at Union Street or Temple Way. Towards Temple Meads Unable to serve Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street. Please use stops at Baldwin Street.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Normal service.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Normal service. Runs on School Days Only.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Axbridge Village closed for Carnival 11 July. Unable to serve West Street until Cheddar Road towards Wells, Cheddar Road until Surgery, Towards Weston-super-Mare. Please use stops at towards Wells Cross on Cross Lane or Shipham Road Junction instead, Towards Weston-super-Mare Cross Lane on A371 or Shipham Road Junction.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Victoria Street is closed Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). Towards Bristol Unable to serve Wine Street and Bristol Bridge. Please use stops at Union Street or Bristol Bus Station. Towards Temple Meads Unable to serve Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street. Please use stops at Bristol Bus Station or Temple Meads. -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.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	Service 374,375,376,376a Victoria Street is closed Monday 29 June until the morning of Tuesday 14 July Overnight 19:00-06:00 (not Weekends). Towards Bristol Unable to serve Wine Street and Bristol Bridge. Please use stops at Union Street or Bristol Bus Station. Towards Temple Meads Unable to serve Bristol Bridge and Victoria Street. Please use stops at Bristol Bus Station or Temple Meads. Service 376 Coombe Street Lane Closed towards Wells Only Daily 08:00-17:00 Tuesday 23 June until Thursday 20 August. Unable to serve Sparrow Road, Yeovil College until Coombe Street Lane. Please use stops at Kingston Hospital or Coppits Hill. Diverting via Ilchester Road observing stops on diversion route.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Significant delays being experienced due to Road works in Saltford. Please allow extra time for journey where possible. We anticipate delays will occur daily 09:00 until 19:00 for duration of works.
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 the 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 the stops at Memorial Theatre Complex or the Football Club at these times.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	Normal service.	Hengrove Park stop closed 22 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
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.
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	Runs on College Days Only.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	Bus Stop suspension Washingpool Hill The Swan. Monday 29 June until Friday 24 July (estimated). Please use stops at Church Road, Abbotswood, Florence Park or Almondsbury Depot.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
U1/U1N	University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park	The U1 and U1N are 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	Normal service.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.
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	Normal service.
X1/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Sheepway, Portishead closed from 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 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	Normal service.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Runs on Weston College Days Only. Normal service.
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	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Service X39 Delays anticipated on weekdays due to road works and temporary traffic lights in Saltford by Pixash Lane. Please allow extra time for journey where possible. We anticipate delays will occur 09:00-19:00 for duration of works.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Service Y2 will be unable to serve Burr Road.Ladden Garden bus stop until further notice due to roadworks. Please use Leechpool Way bus stops.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Normal service.