Thornbury Road, Thornbury - CLOSURE - (T1) - Monday 20th October to mid January 2026

8th Oct 2025South Gloucestershire

Location

Thornbury Road - Thornbury
Cause

Carriageway Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

20/10/2025 - 16/01/2026

There will be two separate road closures of Thornbury Road in Thornbury that will apply to the T1 service from Monday 20th October until mid January 2026 (estimated) to facilitate a series of carriageway works.

The first closure will be a full 24 hour closure of Thornbury Road heading towards Thornbury only and service T1 will be diverted via the A38, Grovesend Road and Midland Way resuming normal route at Rock Street. The Ship and the Leisure Centre bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Davids Lane bus stop on the A38 or the Streamleaze Court bus stop on Rock Street.

The second closure will be overnight between the hours of 20:00 and 06:00 each Monday to Saturday (six nights) and Thornbury Road will be closed in both directions and service T1 will divert the reverse of the above and will be unable to serve the Leisure Centre and The Ship bus stops. Passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Rock Street bus stop or the Davids Lane bus stop on the A38.

Please note that each Sunday and between 06:00 and 20:00 on all other days the road heading towards Bristol will be open and service T1 will operate as normal.

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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

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:	11/10/2025	13:00

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	Bristol	Due to multiple RTC's the A370 is closed Outbound from Bristol. This is affecting U2,X1,X1s,X4,X6,X7 & X9. These services are diverting via Coronation Road and unable to serve Anchor Road and Hotwells.Inbound journeys are not affected. Christmas Street,Bristol City Centre is closed and will remain fully closed until 15th October. Alternative stop Nelson Street (B3) outside the old Police Station.	Prince Street and the Grove will be closed from 07:00-13:00 on 12 October. For M1 and A1 use C6 towards Broadmead and C5 for Bedminster. For service 24 To Southmead use R11 on Baldwin Street. Expect delays due to the Diversions.
	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	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, but delays are anticipated. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Due to various diversions, and lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -At Brentry Lane towards Cribbs Causeway, there is a temporary bus stop in place outside number 189A Passage Road.
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	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, delays are anticipated. -Due to various diversions and lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -Bus Stop suspension Wyck Beck Road/ Lyppincourt Road until early November 2025. -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.	Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 19th October. We will not be able to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, delays are anticipated. -Bus Stop suspension Wyck Beck Road/ Lyppincourt Road until early November 2025.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Normal service.	Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 19th October. We will not be able to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop	Normal service.	Netham Road bridge heading towards Clifton only will be closed between 09:30 and 14:45 on Tuesday 14th October.Regrettably Netham Road, Terrell Gardens and the Orchard Square bus stops will not be served.
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	The 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.	Southmead Hospital Bus Station will be closed from 18:00 on Friday 17th and will remain fully closed until 06:00 on Monday 20th October. Temporary bus stops will be in place.See website for full details.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal service.	Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 19th October. We will not be able to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Normal service.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Normal service.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal services.	Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 19th October. We will not be able to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Normal service.	Southmead Hospital Bus Station will be closed from 18:00 on Friday 17th and will remain fully closed until 06:00 on Monday 20th October. Temporary bus stops will be in place.See website for full details.
25	Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	-Service 25 is suffering from delays, particularly in peak times due to congestion, especially around Ashley Road and the Eastgate Centre.
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	Due to various Road works along Church Road and Two Mile Hill Road we are experiencing delays to services especially at peak times.	The Portway heading towards Avonmouth only will be closed overnight between 22:00 and 05:00 on Thursday 16th October. Service will be on diversion.Board or alight at either the Anchor Road bus stop or the High Grove bus stop on Shirehampton Road.
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	Normal service.
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.	Southmead Hospital Bus Station will be closed from 18:00 on Friday 17th and will remain fully closed until 06:00 on Monday 20th October. Temporary bus stops will be in place.See website for full details.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Normal service.
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. -Services 374, 375, 376 and 376x have been diverted until the 13th October due to the closure of Old Wells Road. Old Wells Road and Waggon and Horses bus stops will be missed. Passenger should Board or alight at the Avalon Estate Bus stops
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.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Normal service.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	-The Bath Road,Beckington will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 6th October for an estimated two months.This service will be diverted via Warminster Road and the A36 in both directions.Birchwood Road stop will not be served.
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	-Feynmann Way is closed due to a defective road surface until further notice. Buses are diverting via Jenner Boulevard. No stops are missed out, however journey times will be extended.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	Normal service.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Normal service.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	-The northbound Bradley Stoke Way closure affecting buses towards Thornbury will move to Phase 3 from Monday 21 July until December 2025. Buses will run normal route to Webbs Wood, then divert via Brook Way to Willow Brook, missing out Webbs Wood Roundabout, The Bridge and Savages Wood Roundabout stops. The only stop they will serve on diversion will be the Braydon Avenue stop on Brook Way. -Thornbury Road in Alveston is closed towards Thornbury until winter 2025, buses are diverting via Greenhill Lane and missing The Ship bus stop, serving Beanhill Crescent stop instead. -Webbs Wood stop is currently suspended due to a northbound closure of Bradley Stoke Way. Please use the Webbs Wood Roundabout stop instead.
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	Normal service.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.	Colliters Way,Long Ashton will be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 on Wednesday 15th October.Winterstoke Road, Brookgate and Lime Kiln Roundabout bus stops will not be served.
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.	Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 19th October. We will not be able to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Normal service.	-Old Chuch Road closed, 08:00-17:00 from 13th until 24th October. Service diverted Kenn Road missing all stops from Great Western Road and Tesco. Use The Triangle for WSM or Old Street for Portishead.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	Due to a fallen tree this service is terminating/commencing at Sixways and is unable to serve The Beach,Wellington Terrace,Robin Lane,Dial Hill Road,Kings Road and Edward Road stops until further notice.	Station Road,Backwell will be closed from 07:00 on Saturday 11th and will remain fully closed until 07:00 on Monday 13th October. Service will be diverted.Bus stops between The Jubilee Inn on the A370 and Nailsea and Backwell Station will not be served.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service.
X18	Nailsea - Weston-super-Mare & Loxton Campus	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
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	-Monday 8 September Until (estimated) 14 November. Unable to serve Live and Let Live until Church Road on Badminton Road. Passengers to board/alight St Peters Church/Church Road. -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, but delays are anticipated.	Southmead Hospital Bus Station will be closed from 18:00 on Friday 17th and will remain fully closed until 06:00 on Monday 20th October. Temporary bus stops will be in place.See website for full details.

East Street, Bedminster - EMERGENCY CLOSURE - (24, 43, 74, 75, 76, A1 & M1) - Monday 6th October - Until Further Notice

East Street in Bedminster is currently closed will remain fully closed until further notice to facilitate emergency gas main repair works.

As a result of this closure services will be diverted via Dalby Avenue and will regretfully be unable to serve the East Street bus stop. Please use the Bedminster Parade bus stop outside of Asda as the alternative bus stop.

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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