Tower Road South and Cadbury Heath Road, Cadbury Heath - (19, 42, 43 & SB1) - Monday 17th November to Friday 5th December

12th Nov 2025South Gloucestershire

Location

Tower Road South and Cadbury Heath Road - Cadbury Heath
Cause

Carriageway Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

17/11/2025 - 05/12/2025

Tower road South will be closed to services 42, 43 and SB1 from 07:00 on Monday 17th November and will remain fully closed to Friday 5th December to facilitate water main repair works.

Services will be diverted after serving Park Estate via, Newton Road and Cadbury Heath Road in both directions.

Regretfully the bus stops Park Road and Tower Road South will not be served and passengers are advised to board r alight at either Park Estate or the King William bus stop at the end of Cadbury Heath Road (services 42 & SB1), St Ivel Way (service 43).

Cadbury Heath Road will also be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 on Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th November to services 19, 42 and 43 and the above diversion will not be possible and services will use Wraxall Road and Tower Lane as the diversion route in both directions.

Regretfully we will be unable to serve the King William bus stops as alternatives and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Park Estate for services 42 and 43 or Hazelbury Drive in Mill Lane (service 42) or St Ivel Way (services 19 & 43).

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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

ADDITIONAL NIGHTS - Hengrove Way/Airport Road, Hengrove - (37, 74, m1) - OVERNIGHT CLOSURES - Tuesday 11th to Tuesday 18th November

UPDATE 10:30 Tuesday 11th November.

The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will now be closed overnight to services 37, 74 and m1 between 20:00 and 06:00 on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th and again on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th November (four nights) to complete the carriageway works.

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Service 37 towards Avonmouth will divert from the bottom of Leinster Avenue and resume normal route at Hengrove Park in both directions.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Inns Court and Paddock Gardens on Bamfield will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Hurston Road bus stop on Leinster Avenue or the Hengrove Park bus stop.

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Service 74 heading towards Hengrove depot will operate as normal to the junction of Salcombe Road and Airport Road then divert to Hengrove Depot in both directions.

Regretfully the bus stops Creswicke Road and Filwood Green Business Park heading towards Hengrove will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at Bideford Crescent bus sop on Throgmorton Road.

Heading towards Bradley Stoke the bus stops Filwood Green Business Park, Creswicke Road and both Airport Road bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Hengrove Depot bus stop or any bus stops on Throgmorton Road.

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Service m1 heading towards Hengrove Park will serve the Novers Lane bus stop as normal then go around the roundabout and divert via Hartcliffe Way and Whitchurch Lane in both directions.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Inns Court and Paddock Gardens on Bamfield will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Novers Lane bus stop or Hengrove Park.

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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

	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:	15/11/2025	09:30

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	Bristol	-Bond Street bus stops S6/S8 City Centre closed until Friday 19 December. Services 41/43 Stopping on the metrobus bus stop (S2) approx 50 metres back from closed stops. All other services that drop off on their way to terminate at The Centre will use the S4 bus stop, outside of Fabric Land. -Due to flooding at Henbury Ford services 1,3 and 4 have been diverted via Crow Lane until further notice. We will not be serving bus stops between and including The Salutation and Tormarton Crescent.	-Baldwin Street will be closed between 07:30 and 13:00 on Sunday 16 November.Services 48, 48x, 49 and 49x will terminate and commence from Rupert Street (bus stop B4), missing out the bus stops on Baldwin Street and Wine Street. Please board/alight at either Rupert Street or Broad Weir. Services 3, 4, 8 and 72 will stop on St Augustines Parade then divert through to Nelson Street to resume normal routes. 72 will resume normal route from Bristol Bridge.
	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, 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, 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. -Allison Road Broomhill Closed Daily 0800-1800 Monday 10 November until Wednesday 12 November. Unable to serve Sherwell Road/Wick Crescent. Passengers to board/alight Guernsey Avenue/Winchester 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	Combe Road in Combe Down, Bath will be closed 27 October until 19:00 28 November. Unable to serve Hadley Arms/Combe Down School/Combe Down Nursery. Passengers to use stops on North Road as alternatives.	Bradford Road,Combe Down will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 on Wednesday 19, Thursday 20 and Friday 21 November (three nights).All bus stops between and including Rossiter Road and Stonehouse Lane will not be served. Please board/alight at either Dorchester Street or Mulberry Park bus stops.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Normal service.
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.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop	Normal service	Pembroke road will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 on Thursday 20 November.We will be unable to serve the Lansdown Road and Clifton Park bus stops. Please board/alight at the Clifton Village bus stops for either direction.
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	- Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital.	Locking Moor Road in Weston-super-Mare will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 November (two nights).This service will terminate/commence at Gilder Avenue.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Normal service.	Pembroke Road will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 on Thursday 20 November.We will be unable to serve the Lansdown Road and Clifton Park bus stops.Please board/alight at either Clifton Village bus stops or Christ Church bus stop heading towards the Centre.
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	The A4174 between the Wick Wick roundabout and Bromley Heath roundabout heading towards Bristol will be closed overnight between 19:30 and 06:00 from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 November (seven nights).Stops between Cleeve Park Road and Begbrook Lane will not be served. Board/alight at either Badminton Road or Downend village or UWE.	-Cadbury Heath Road will be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 on Monday 17, Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 November.We will be unable to serve the King William bus stops.Please board/alight at either Park Estate or St. Ivel Way bus stops..
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Normal service.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	-Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Normal service.
25	Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	-Service 25 is suffering from delays, particularly in peak times due to congestion, particularly around the Eastgate Centre. -Eastgate Road,Eastville will be closed from 08:00 on Saturday 15 and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Sunday 16 November.Eastgate Road bus stop in both directions and the Eastgate Centre bus stop towards Fishponds will not be served.Passengers heading towards the Centre are to board or alight at the Eastgate Centre or bus stop at the bottom of Muller Road.
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	Mill Lane, Cadbury Heath will be closed overnight between 19:00 - 06:00 from Monday 10 November until Friday 14 November (five nights). Unable to serve Hazelbury Drive/Millers Drive in either direction.	-Tower road South will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 17 November and will remain fully closed to Friday 5 December.The bus stops Park Road and Tower Road South will not be served.Please board/alight at the Park Estate or the King William bus stop. -Cadbury Heath Road will be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 on Monday 17, Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 November.We will be unable to serve the King William bus stops.Please board/alight at either Park Estate or Hazelbury Drive.
43	Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath	Normal service.	-Tower road South will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 17 November and will remain fully closed to Friday 5 December.The bus stops Park Road and Tower Road South will not be served.Please board/alight at the Park Estate or the St. Ivel Way bus stop. -Cadbury Heath Road will be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 on Monday 17, Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 November.We will be unable to serve the King William bus stops.Please board/alight at either Park Estate or Hazelbury Drive.
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	Wedmore Vale between St Johns Lane and Glynn Vale closed 20 October until approx 19 December. Passengers to board/alight Atlas Road on St Johns Lane heading towards Bradley Stoke or the Wedmore Vale bus stop on Glyn Vale heading towards Hengrove.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.	Pembroke road will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 on Thursday 20 November.We will be unable to serve the Lansdown Road and Clifton Park bus stops. Please board/alight at the Clifton Village bus stops for either direction.
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	The Street in Radstock will be closed from 19:00 on Friday 14 and will remain fully closed until 19:00 on Sunday 16 November.Services will miss the Victoria Hall stops in both directions. Please board/alight at a temporary stop located outside Subway.
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. -The Street in Radstock will be closed from 19:00 on Friday 14 and will remain fully closed until 19:00 on Sunday 16 November.Services will miss the Victoria Hall stops in both directions. Please board/alight at a temporary stop located outside Subway.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-The Street in Radstock will be closed from 19:00 on Friday 14 and will remain fully closed until 19:00 on Sunday 16 November.Services will miss the Victoria Hall stops in both directions. Please board/alight at a temporary stop located outside Subway.
349	Bristol - Keynsham	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Due to Roadworks between Emery Road and Hicks Roundabout gate we are expecting delays to services towards Keynsham and Bath, particulary Duing peak times, please plan ahead and check our web page for updates.
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. -Various roads in Glastonbury will be closed to services 374, 375 and 376 from 15:00 to 23:00 (estimated) on Saturday 15 November due to Glastonbury Carnival. Services will be diverted. Please board/alight at Wells Bus Station or the Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury.	-The A37, Ilchester Road between Ilchester and Yeovil will be closed overnight to service 376 between 19:00 and 05:00 from Monday 17 to Friday 21 November (five nights).All bus stops between and including Red Post Cross near Kingsdon and Kingston for Hospital in Yeovil will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Kingsdon village or Yeovil Bus Station.
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. -Due to Roadworks between Emery Road and Hicks gate Roundabout we are expecting delays to services towards Keynsham and Bath, particulary Duing peak times, please plan ahead and check our web page for updates. -The Street in Radstock will be closed from 19:00 on Friday 14 and will remain fully closed until 19:00 on Sunday 16 November.Services will miss the Victoria Hall stops in both directions. Please board/alight at a temporary stop located outside Subway.
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	Bath Road in Beckington is closed Monday 6 October for an estimated two months. Buses diverting via Warminster Road and the A36 in both directions. Unable to serve Birchwood stop. Passengers to board/alight Frome Road stops near the Woolpack pub instead.	-Brunel Way, Frome will be closed between 07:00 and 19:00 on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 November.We will be unable to serve the bus stops between and including Forest Road and Clink Farm Road. Please board/alight at any of the bus stops on Forest Road. -Rode Hill, Rode will be closed from 07:00 on Wednesday 19 November and will remain fully closed until further notice.The Red Lion (on Rode Hill) and East Terrace bus stops in Woolverton will not be served.Please board/alight at the Memorial Hall bus stops in the High Street or the Red Lion bus stops on the A36.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	-Bradley Stoke Way from Savages Wood roundabout to Webbs Wood roundabout will be closed towards Bristol overnight from 8pm until 6am, until Sunday 16 November. Buses will be unable to serve Webbs Wood stops towards Bristol (in addition to the 24/7 northbound closure shown below). -Bradley Stoke Way is partially closed northbound until December 2025. Buses towards Cribbs Causeway will divert via Brook Way, but no stops will be missed. -The Airport Road/Hengrove Way junction will be closed overnight between 8pm and 6am on 11, 12, 17 and 18 November. The m1 will be unable to serve Inns Court, Filwood Broadway, Alverstoke, Thurlestone and Paddock Gardens stops at these times, and buses will run directly between Novers Lane and Hengrove Park.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	The A4174 between the Wick Wick roundabout and Bromley Heath roundabout heading towards Bristol will be closed overnight between 19:30 and 06:00 from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 November (seven nights). Hambrook W-bound bus stop on the A4174 will not be served and the alternative will be the Willy Wicket bus stop.
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	-Bradley Stoke Way from Savages Wood roundabout to Webbs Wood roundabout will be closed towards Bristol overnight from 8pm until 6am, until Sunday 16 November. Buses will be unable to serve Savages Wood Roundabout/The Bridge/Webbs Wood stops towards Bristol (in addition to the 24/7 northbound closure shown below). -Bradley Stoke Way is partially closed northbound until December 2025. Buses towards Thornbury won't serve The Bridge or Savages Wood Roundabout stops, but will divert via Brook Way and serve the Braydon Avenue stop instead. -Alveston Hill is closed 24/7 towards Thornbury until Feburary 2026. Buses will divert via Grovesend Road Crossroads, and not be able to serve Alveston The Ship or Thornbury Leisure Centre stops. This diversion will also apply to buses towards Bristol after 8pm each night on Monday - Saturdays only.
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	Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital.	Locking Moor Road in Weston-super-Mare will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 November (two nights).The bus stops between and including Thatchers Railway Inn and Beechmount Close in Uphill will not be served.Please board/alight at either the School bus stops in Sandford or Weston Hospital on Grange Road bus stop.
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	Stuart Road, W-s-M closed 08:00 on Friday 24 October until Friday 19 December. Unable to serve Holms Road/Buttermere Road/Yeo Close. Passengers to board/alight Selworthy Road.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	-Due to Roadworks between Emery Road and Hicks gate Roundabout we are expecting delays to services towards Keynsham and Bath, particulary Duing peak times, please plan ahead and check our web page for updates.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	-Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital. Timetable adjustments were made on 2 November to accommodate student requirements. Please check timetable for amendments. Please see services X12 and X18 for additional capacity at busy college times.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service.
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	-Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital. Timetable adjustments were made from 2 November to accommodate student requirements. This service now runs between Nailsea and Congresbury via Clevedon and Yatton. There are additional journeys from Nailsea Engine Lane at 0930 and 1230 towards WsM and from WsM towards Nailsea at 1100 and 1400. Please check the timetable before travelling.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	A4174 heading towards Bristol only will be closed overnight to services Y1 & Y2 between 19:30 and 06:00 from Friday 14 to Sunday 15 November (three nights).Quarry Barton. Whiteshill Church, The Crown and The Stream bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at the George and Dragon bus stop.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	-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.