URGENT - Portway. (A371), Wells - CLOSURE - (126) - Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th August

26th Aug 2025West of England/Wiltshire

Location

Portway A371 - Wells
Cause

Carriageway Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

27/08/2025 - 30/08/2025

The Portway (A371) in Wells will be closed to service 126 between 09:30 and 15:00 from Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th August to facilitate carriageway works.

As the result of this closure, no suitable diversion can be found and it has regretfully been decided that the 126 service will only run between Weston and Cheddar in both directions and there will be no service between Cheddar and Wells in both directions during the above times only. Service 126 will terminate and commence from the Tweentown bus stop facing towards Weston.

This will mean that the 09:00 (at Cheddar 09:58),10:20 (at Cheddar 11:15), and 12:30 (at Cheddar 13:28)
126 journeys from Weston will not serve between Cheddar and Wells and the 10:40 (at Cheddar 11:20). 12:05 (at Cheddar 12:37) journeys from Wells to Weston and the 14:05 (at Cheddar 14:37) journey from Wells to Cheddar will not run.

Services from Cheddar to Weston that are running will be the 11:20 and the 14:37 journeys only.

We apologies for any inconvenience this will no doubt cause.

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Hengrove Way/Airport Road - (37, 74, m1) - OVERNIGHT CLOSURE - 22nd - 24th September

ROAD CLOSURE – Hengrove Way/Airport Road, Hengrove – Services 37, 74 & m1

The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will be closed overnight to the above services between 20:00 and 07:00 from Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th September (three nights) to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 37 heading towards Avonmouth to divert via Novers Lane, Whitchurch Lane and Hengrove Park in both directions.

Service 74 heading towards Hengrove Depot will divert via Throgmorton Road, Creswick Road, Creswicke Road, Novers Lane and Hengrove Way.

Service 74 to Bradley Stoke will divert as above and via Throgmorton to resume normal route at the junction of Airport Road.

Service m1 heading toward Hengrove Park to divert via Hartcliffe Way, Novers Lane, Whitchurch Lane and Hengrove Park.

Bamfield, Whitchurch - (37, m1) - CLOSURE - Monday 22nd September - Thursday 25th September

ROAD CLOSURE – Bamfield, Whitchurch

Services 37 & m1

Bamfield in Whitchurch will be closed again to service 37 and m1 between 08:00 and 18:00 from Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th September to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 37 heading towards Avonmouth are diverting via Hengrove Way, Whitchurch Lane and left at the traffic lights.

Service 37 heading towards Knowle are to operate the reverse of the above.

Service m1 heading towards Cribbs Causeway are diverting via Whitchurch Lane, right at the roundabout and Creswicke Road.

Service m1 heading towards Hengrove are to operate the reverse of the above.

Hengrove services 2, 8, 24, 36, 37, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76 and A1 Industrial Action timetables - please CLICK HERE.

Lawrence Hill services - 1, 3, 5, 7, 43, 44, 48x, 49x Industrial Action timetables - please CLICK HERE.

	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.

	Industrial Action affecting services
	Industrial Action will affect some services in Bristol on Tuesday 16th, Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th and Friday 19th September. Buses on Bath services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5/5a, 6/6a, 7, 8, 13, 19 (to and from Bristol Parkway), 20, 21, 31, 39/X39 (to and from Bristol), 41, 58, D1/D1x, D2/D2x, OS1, U1/U1N, U2, U3, U4 and U5 will run as normal. Buses on Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset services 1, 1s, 6, 7, 9, 20, 125, 125s, 126, 611, A3 (Weston Airport Flyer), U2, X1, X1s, X4, X5, X6, X7, X9, X11, X12, X14, X18 and X21 will run as normal. Buses on Wells services 55, 171, 172 (Bath - Bristol), 173, 174, 373, 374, 375, 376, 376a and 376x will run as normal. The following services in Bristol will run as normal: 16, 17, 19, 39, 349, 522, metrobus m1, m2, m3/m3x, m4, OS1, SB1, SB2, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, T1, U2, X1, X4, X6, X7, X9, X12, X14, X39, Y1, Y2 and Y6 will run as normal. Other Bristol services will operate a reduced or no service, as per below. Real Time Information screens at bus stops will be updated with the revised timetables. The app and journey planner results will not reflect the revised timetables.

	Last Updated:	15/09/2025	15:49
Service	Expected hours of operation	Expected frequency of operation	Disruptions
Bristol 1	07.00-19.00	Every 30 minutes
Bristol 2/2a	07.00-19.00	Every 30 minutes on service 2 between Stockwood and Union Street/The Horsefair only (not serving The Centre). For Southmead and Cribbs Causeway please use service 76.
Bristol 3/4	07.00-19.00	Service 3 will operate every 60 minutes. Service 4 will not operate.
Bristol 5	08.00-18.00	Every 75 minutes between St. Anne's and The Centre only.
Bristol 6/7	07.00-19.00	Service 7 will run approximately hourly. Service 6 will not operate.
Bristol 8	07.30-19.00	Every 15 minutes
Bristol 24	07.00-19.00	Every 30 minutes
Bristol 25	Will not operate	Will not operate
Bristol 36	College-timed journeys only	The only journeys that will run will be the 07.44, 10.34 and 14.34 from Highridge to St. Anne's, and the 09.10, 13.00 and 16.10 from St Anne's to Highridge
Bristol 37	Will run as normal	Will run as normal
Bristol 41	Will not operate	Will not operate
Bristol 42/43	07.00-19.00	The 43 will run every 30 minutes between the City Centre and Cadbury Heath only. The 42 will not operate.
Bristol 44/45	07.00-19.00	The 44 will run half hourly. The 45 will not run.
Bristol 46, 47, 47x, 48, 48x, 49, 49x	07.00-19.00	The 48x will run hourly. The 49x will run half hourly. Other services will not operate.
Bristol 50	No Service. The 19 and metrobus services will run as normal.	No Service. The 19 and metrobus services will run as normal.
Bristol 70	07.00-19.00	Every 30 minutes
Bristol 72	Will not operate	Will not operate
Bristol 73	07.00-19.00	Hourly
Bristol 74	05.30-midnight	Half hourly between Hengrove and Bristol Parkway. No service between Bristol Parkway and Bradley Stoke. Please note - the m1 and T1 will be running as normal through Bradley Stoke. The 16 will be running as normal through Knowle West.
Bristol 75/76	07.00-22.00	Every 30 minutes on each service, every 15 minutes combined. All buses on the 76 will run to and from Cribbs Causeway.
Bristol 77	Will not operate	Will not operate
Bristol 515 (eves)	Will not operate	Will not operate
Bristol A1	24hr	Half hourly
Bristol SB1-SB7	Will run as normal	Will run as normal
Bristol U1/U1N	Will not operate	Will not operate

	Last Updated:	15/09/2025	15:49

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	Normal service.
	Bristol	Industrial action will affect some services from Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 September.
	North Somerset	Normal service.

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	Southdown Road, Bath will be closed to service 1 from 07:00 on Tuesday 26 August and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Friday 17 October. This service will be diverted. The Southdown Avenue, Oriel Grove, Langdon Road and Lytton Gardens bus stops will not be served.
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.
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	Due to an emergency road closure of Odd Down Road until 18 September this service has been diverted via Upper Bloomfield Road.The Red Lion and Post Office stops will not be served. Alternative stops are Noads Corner or Odd Down Park and Ride.
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.
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 from 2 June until April 2026. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions.
17	Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.	Aldermoor Way,Longwell Green will be closed overnight from 16:00 on Sunday 14 through to 06:00 on Monday 15 September. This service will be diverted.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal service.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	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.
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*	*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	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	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
58	Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill	Normal service.
70	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Filton Avenue will be closed between 0900-1530 on 12 September. Services will divert via Muller Road and Glocester Road.
72	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	-Overnight 2000-0600 (five nights) Monday 8 September until Friday 12 September. Unable to serve Cotham Park, Redland Station, Zetland Road. Passengers to board/alight Cotham Side or the bus stops on either side of Cheltenham Road by the Arches.
73	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	-Walsh Avenue,Hengrove will be closed between 09:30 and 15:30 on Friday 12, Monday 15 and again on Tuesday 16 September. This service will be diverted and will be missing Cadogan Road,Clatworthy Drive and Loxton Square stops.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Filton Avenue will be closed between 0900-1530 on 12 September. Services will divert via Muller Road and Glocester Road.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Service not operating - school holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
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	-The A39 is closed southbound from Strawberry Way Roundabout in Wells to Glastonbury, until 17.00 on Tuesday 28 October. The 373, 374, 375, 376 and 376x will be diverted via Jocelyn Drive in Wells between Wells and Glastonbury on all southbound journeys. Please use the stops at Wells Bus Station or Glastonbury High Street - all stops in between will be unable to be served. Services towards Wells/Bristol will be on normal route/ -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
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.	-High Street,Paulton will be closed between 09:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 14 September. This service will be diverted. Passengers are advised to board/alight at the Thicket Mead bus stops or Paper Lane bus stops in Hallatrow Road.
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	Normal service.
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, but 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	Service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
U1/U1N	University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park	U1N - service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
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	Due to an emergency road closure of Odd Down Road until 18 September this service has been diverted via Upper Bloomfield Road.The Red Lion and Post Office stops will not be served. Alternative stops are Noads Corner or Odd Down Park and Ride.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
X1/X1s	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	-Walton Road, Clevedon will be closed from 28 July until 26 September.This service will divert via Tickenham Road, Northern Way, Ettingen Way and M5 to resume normal route at the bus stop by Gordano School. Passengers are advised to board or alight at either Clevedon Health Centre bus stops or Gordano School or Sheepfield Gardens for both directions of travel.
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	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
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.