URGENT UPDATE - A37, Long Hill, Shepton Mallet - OVERNIGHT CLOSURES - (174) - Thursday 12th to Wednesday 18th February

18th Jan 2026West of England

Location

A37, Long Hill - Shepton Mallet
Cause

Carriageway Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

12/02/2026 - 18/02/2026

URGENT UPDATE 17:00 Wednesday 18th February - Due to a serious accident on the A371 between Wells and Shepton Mallet. The 18:20, 19:20 and 20:20 service 174 from Bath and the 18:31 service 174 from Wells will not serve Stratton on the Fosse, Oakhill, Shepton Mallet, Crosscombe, Dinder or Dulcote. Services will return to the diversion route below from tomorrow morning.

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Long Hill on the A37 in Shepton Allet will be closed overnight to service 174 between 19:00 and 06:00 from Thursday 12th to Wednesday 18th February (five nights excluding weekend) to facilitate carriageway works.

Due to the difficulty and length of a suitable diversion service 174 will be diverted between Radstock and Shepton Mallet will regretfully be unable to serve any bus stops between and including Bath College in Radstock and Great Ostry in Shepton Mallet and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Victoria Hall bus stops (please use the opposite side of the road to which you would normally) in Radstock or The Cenotaph bus stop in Shepton Mallet.

This diversion will only apply to the 18:20, 19:20 and 20:20 journeys from Bath to Wells and 18:31 journey from Wells to Bath.

Passengers wishing to go and from Midsomer Norton are advised to board the 171, 172, 173 or 522 services.

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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:	25/02/2026	15:02

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. -Bus Stop Suspended St Mary's Buildings in both directions until 27 February. Please use stops at Hayesfield Park in both directions.	A367, Wells Road between Upper Oldfield Park and Churchill Bridge closed Overnight to various services 19:00-06:00 Thursday 26 & Friday 27 February (two nights). Services diverted via Lower Bristol Road and Upper Oldfield Park in both directions only bus stop missed is St Marys Buildings on Wells Road. Please use stops at Hayesfield Park or Bath Bus Station.
	Bristol	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	North Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. -Worle terminus will is closed to services 1s, 6, 7, 9, A3, X1, X1s, X5, X12, X14, X18 & X21 until mid-May. See our dedicated web-page for full details of diversions and new Temporary Stop locations at 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	-R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -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 mid March 2026.	Passage Road heading towards Broomhill only in Brentry closed between Crow Lane and Charlton Road 09:30 Wednesday 25 February until 18:00 Sunday 1 March. Unable to serve Brentry Lane and The Ridgeway. Please use stops at Brentry Roundabout on Crow Lane or Burghill Road on Charlton 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	-R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -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 mid March 2026.
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 Queen's Road and St Paul's Road. No bus stops are missed however delays are anticipated as buses follow diversion route. Estimated completion March 2026.	Henbury Road and Kings Weston Road (parts) in Henbury heading towards Broadmead only closed 08:00 -10:00 (two hours) Sunday 1 March. Unable to serve the Blaise Castle towards Broadmead. Please use stops at Avonmouth Way on Station Road (service 4) or The Salutation on Crow Lane (service 3).
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Normal service
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.	Whitehall Road in Whitehall between Russell Town Avenue and Chalks Road closed 07:00-18:00 Tuesday 3 March. Service diverting via Chalks Road and right into Church Road to resume normal routes at the junction of Russell Town Avenue. Unable to serve Russell Town Avenue, Devon Road and Lyppiat Road.
6	Worle - Weston-super-Mare	Station Road, Worle closed 07:00 Monday 23 until 18:00 Friday 27 February. Unable to serve Oakdale Gardens Station Road. Please use stops at Moor Lane New Bristol Road or The Maltings in the High Street.
6/6a/7	Bath City Centre - Fairfield Park/Larkhall	Normal service.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.	Speedwell Road closed Overnight 2000-0600 Thursday 26 February. Unable to serve between and including Crofts End and Charlton Road. All stops on the diversion route will be served. -Whitehall Road in Whitehall between Russell Town Avenue and Chalks Road closed 07:00-18:00 Tuesday 3 March. Service diverting via Chalks Road and right into Church Road to resume normal routes at the junction of Russell Town Avenue. Unable to serve Russell Town Avenue, Devon Road and Lyppiat Road.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	Normal route.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Normal service
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Monks Hill in Worlebury, Weston closed 07:00 Monday 23 February until 18:00 Friday 27 March. Unable to serve the Golf Club on Monks Hill. Please use stops at Milton Hill or Worlebury Hill Road.
13	Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst	Normal service.
16	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	-Daventry Road, Knowle closed 07:00 Thursday 19 February until 18:00 Friday 6 March. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square. -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	Normal service.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Runs on School Days Only. Normal service.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Normal route.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Broad Weir bus stop S12 in the City Centre is closed until 1700 on Tuesday 10 March. Buses are using the temporary stop on Lower Castle Street (after the traffic lights) instead.
25	Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	Normal service.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Langley Crescent in Ashton Vale closed 08:00-17:00 Wednesday 25 February and again Friday 27 February. Unable to serve Langley Crescent terminus. Please use stops at Buttercup Walk or South Liberty Lane. -Daventry Road, Knowle closed 07:00 Thursday 19 February until 18:00 Friday 6 March. 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 - 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	Broad Weir bus stop S12 in the City Centre is closed until 1700 on Tesday 10 March. Buses are using the temporary stop on Lower Castle Street (after the traffic lights) instead.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	Broad Weir bus stop S12 in the City Centre is closed until 1700 on Tuesday 10 March. Buses are using the temporary stop on Lower Castle Street (after the traffic lights) instead.
48/48x	Bristol City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green	Due to tempoary traffic lights on Beaufort road until Friday 6 March we are unable to serve Blackhorse,Berkley Close and Westerleigh Road stops.Please use stops at Blackhorse Lane or Meadgate. -Broad Weir bus stop S12 in the City Centre is closed until 1700 on Tuesday 10 March. Buses are using the temporary stop on Lower Castle Street (after the traffic lights) instead.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Emersons Green	Broad Weir bus stop S12 in the City Centre is closed until 1700 on Tuesday 10 March. Buses are using the temporary stop on Lower Castle Street (after the traffic lights) instead.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Broad Weir bus stop S12 in the City Centre is closed until 1700 on Tuesday 10 March. Buses are using the temporary stop on Lower Castle Street (after the traffic lights) instead.
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	R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use stop at Wine Street at the top of Union Street.
73	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Bowslands Way Heading towards Bradley Stoke closed 06:00 13 January until Sunday 1 March. Unable to serve stops on Bowslands Way/Trench Lane/Woodlands Lane. Please use stops at Pear Tree Road.	Bowslands Way in Bradley Stoke Closed Overnight in both directions 20:00-06:00 Saturday 28 February until Monday 2 March (three nights). Unable to serve Bowslands Way/Chessel Close stop, Trench Lane and Woodlands Lane/until Eagles Wood stop. Please use stops on Pear Tree Road (diversion route) or the terminus.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	-Bowslands Way Heading towards Bradley Stoke closed 06:00 13 January until Sunday 1 March. Unable to serve stops on Bowslands Way/Trench Lane/Woodlands Lane. Please use stops at Pear Tree Road.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Normal service. Runs on School Days Only.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Normal service. -R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street. -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	Service 174 A371 between Shepton Mallet and Dinder Overnight between 19:00-05:00 Monday 23 February until Friday 6 March (ten nights excluding weekend). Unable to serve between and including Stargate Avenue in Shepton Mallet and the Bishops Palace on Tor Street in Wells. Please sue stops at Old Market Road (to Bath) in Shepton Mallet or The Liberty bus stop in Wells.
349	Bristol - Keynsham	UPDATE 0800 Currently Unable to serve Newlands Road, Holly Walk, Cherry Tree \|Close due to badly parked vehicles. -R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street. -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	Normal service. -R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street. -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	Normal service
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport AirDecker	Normal service. Check www.airdecker.com for on the day service information.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Normal service.
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.
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. Normal service.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
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.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
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	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.
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.	Crookes Lane (part) in Sand Bay 08:00 Monday 2 March until 19:00 Wednesday 4 March. Service X1 (Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay) will terminate/commence from the end of Lower Norton Lane alongside the park. Service X1s diverting along Lower Norton Lane in both directions. Unable to serve between/including Sand Road (terminus) and Lower Norton Lane Crookes Lane. Please use stops at the end of Lower Norton Lane alongside the park.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service. -R8 bus stop on Bristol Bridge heading towards Broadmead will be closed from Tuesday 17 February for a estimated 2 months. Please use the Wine Street bus stop at the top of Union Street.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.	Pill Road in Abbots Leigh closed Daily 09:15-15:00 Monday 2 March until Wednesday 11 March (excluding weekends). Unable to serve Winterstoke Road/Blackmoors Lane in Ashton and Blackmoor Road prior to the Pill Road. Please use stops at Pill Road or Merchants Road (towards Portishead) or Haberfield Hill on Pill Road or Trinity Church (towards Bristol) in Hotwells.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Normal service.	Clevedon Road in Walton in Gordano closed Overnight 19:00-05:00 Monday 2 March and Tuesday 3 March (two nights). Diversion will affect the 19:00 /20:00 from Portishead to Weston and the 18:10 from Hutton to Portishead. Unable to serve between and including All Saints Lane (Clevedon end) on Walton Road and The Precinct in Portishead High Street. Please use stops at Clevedon Health Centre or Parish Wharf on Harbour Road in Portishead for each direction.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service.	Station Road, Backwell closed 08:00-19:00 Saturday 28 February. Unable to serve between and including Flax Bourton Layby and Nailsea and Backwell Station. Please use stops at Cambridge Batch on Weston Road or the Avening Close on Trendlewood Way.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.	-North End from the roundabout at the junction of Arnolds Way closed 07:00 Monday 2 March until 19:00 Friday 6 March. Please see dedicated web-page for full details.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Runs on Weston College Days Only. Normal service.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service.
X18	Nailsea - Weston-super-Mare & Loxton Campus	Normal service.	North End from the roundabout at the junction of Arnolds Way closed 07:00 Monday 2 March until 19:00 Friday 6 March. Please see dedicated web-page for full details.
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	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queen's Road and St Paul's Road. No Stops missed however Delays anticipated as buses follow diversion route. Estimated completion mid March 2026.	Long Term Closure. Beesmoor Road in Frampton Cotterell closed 07:00 Monday 2 March until Sunday 21 June (estimated). Unable to serve between/including Live and Let Live on Park Lane and Heathcote Drive on Badminton Road heading towards Chipping Sodbury. Please use stops at St Peters Church on Church Road or the Church Road bus on Badminton Road. Unable to serve Church Road on Badminton Road and the Live and Live bus stop on Park Lane heading to Bristol. Please use stops at Church Road on Church Road or the St Peters Church on Church Road. All other stops on Church Road will be observed.

Crookes Lane (part), Sand Bay - (1 & 1s ) - Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th March

Crookes Lane (part) in Sand Bay will be closed to services 1 and 1s from 08:00 on Monday 2nd and will remain fully closed until 19:00 on Wednesday 4th March to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 1 (Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay) will terminate and commence their journey from the end of Lower Norton Lane alongside the park then on departure turn left onto Crookes Lane to resume normal route.

Service 1s will divert along Lower Norton Lane in both directions.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Sand Road (terminus) and Lower Norton Lane on Crookes Lane will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at the end of Lower Norton Lane alongside the park.

Please note the services 1 will commence from the park at the same time as its normal departure time from the original terminus.

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Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

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