Wessex Avenue, Horfield - Road Closure - 24 - starting 27.04.2023

27th Mar 2026Bristol

Location

Wessex Avenue - Horfield
Cause

Road Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

27/04/2026 - 27/04/2026

Wessex Avenue will be closed from 19:00 until 23:00 on 27th April.

Services towards Southmead Hospital will operate normal route diverting from Lockleaze Road via Filton Avenue, Muller Road and Gloucester Road to resume normal route at Dorian Road. Services towards Ashton will operate the reverse.

The following bus stop will not able to be served: Wessex Avenue in both directions.

Please use stops at Horfield Health Centre or Dorian Road instead in both directions.

Warminster,Portway 29th April 19:00-23:59 D1

Portway in Warminster will be closed to facilitate patching works between 1900 & 2359.

Service D1 heading towards Bath, at the end of the High Street, onto Portway, on B3414 (George Street) and stay on this road. At the roundabout, continue over. At the A36/A350 (Burger King) roundabout, resume route at the Westbury Road junction. Only the 1908 and 2003 from Warminster are affected

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Bradford-on-Avon,Silver Street 26th April 07:00-15:00

Silver Street in Bradford-on-Avon will be closed to facili tate patching works between 0700 & 1500.

Service D1 heading towards normal route as far as the roundabout at the bottom of Springfield, into Holt Road will turn around and go back up Springfield to the end of Mount Pleasant, into Masons Lane onto Market Street and at the bottom onto Silver Street to resume normal route. Reverse applies

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Glastonbury Beltane Festival, Various road closures - 373, 374, 375, 376, 376x - 01,05.2026

Various roads in Glastonbury will be closed to services, 373, 374, 375, 376 & 376a 01.05.2026 one day for the Beltane Festival.

Services will be diverted via the A39 and Avalon Trading Estate to resume normal routes at B&Q on the Wells Road.

All bus stops between and including Drill Hall on Street Road and Avalon Estate bus stops on Wells Road will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at the Wirral Park Roundabout bus stop or Morrisons.

Constitution Hill, Dulcote - Road Closure - 174 - starting 27.04.2016

Constitution Hill Dulcote will be closed Daily between 27.04.2026 & 29.04.2026 3 days for Utility works.

Service 174 will not turn into Durston Road but will stay on Bishops Parkway to Strawberry Way roundabout.

Fountain Cottages, Highfield, The Bishop’s Palace, The Liberty, Market Place & Chamberlain Street stops will be missed.

Passengers are advised to board or alight at Well Bus Station.

Rode Hill, Rode - Road Closure - D2 - starting 20.04.2026

Rode Hill will be closed due to essential works Between 07:00 and 19:00 from 20.04.2026 until 24.04.2026 inclusive to facilitate essential works.

Service D1 will from Wolverton continue along the A36 to Beckington.

The Red Lion (Rode Hill), The Leaze, Memorial Hall, Rode Baptist Church, Orneage Close & Church Lane will be missed.

Unfortunately there will be no stops between Woolverton and Beckington.

Passengers are advised to board or alight at The Red Lion (A36) or Birchwood Beckington

Claverham Road, Claverham - Daily Road Closures - Service - X11 - Starting 21.04.2026

Claverham Road in Claverham will be closed to service X11 between 08:00 and 17:00 From 21.04.2026 until 24.04.2026 to facilitate carriageway works.

Service X11 heading towards Weston instead of turning left into Claverham Road will carry along the High Street onto Frost Hill and Smallway and turn right onto the A370 to resume normal route.

Service X11 heading towards Clevedon will operate the reverse of the above.

The bus stops between and including Stowey Park on Claverham and Tesco on the A370 will not be served.

Passengers are advised to use either the Westaways Close bus stop on the High Street or Congresbury Bridge bus stop on the A370.

All other bus stops on the diversion route will also be observed.

DATE EXTENSION - Daventry Road, Knowle - CLOSURE - (16 & 36) - Thursday 19th February to Sunday 31st May

*Now expected to open on 31st May - Road Works extended*

UPDATE 16:46 Thursday 26th February.

The full lengthof Daventry Road in Knowle is currently closed to services 16 and 36 and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Sunday 31st May to facilitate carriageway works.

All services will be diverted from Melvin Square via Ilminster Avenue and Salcombe Road to resume normal route at Broad Walk Square in both directions.

Regretfully the St Barnabas Close bus stops for services 16 and 36 will not be served in either direction and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square. The bus stop on Broad Walk Square roundabout will be observed towards Melvin Square.

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	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:	22/04/2026	19:43

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	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.

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 closed 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.
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 an 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.
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 29 May 2026.	Service 3 Parrys Lane (part), Westbury closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Thursday 30 April and Friday 1 May. Unable to serve White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane. Please use stops at Red House, Durdham Park, White Tree Roundabout.
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.
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	There are minor delays due to lane closures outside Temple Meads Station and heavy traffic.
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	-Daventry Road Closed until Sunday 31 May. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square, 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	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	UPDATED 18:52 - Due to an RTC on South Liberty Lane, we are currently unable to serve Ashton Vale or any stop on South Liberty Lane. Buses will terminate on Winterstoke Road instead. Please use the 'Marsh Lane' stop on Luckwell Road.	South Liberty Lane closed Thursday 23 April 19:00-23:00. Unable to serve The Batches, Liberty Park, Buttercup Walk, Langley Crescent. Please use stops at Marsh Lane, Luckwell Road or Hendre Road on Winterstoke Road where services will terminate and commence. -Wessex Avenue, Horfield closed. Monday 27 April 19:00-23:00. Unable to serve Wessex Avenue. Please use stops at Horfield Health Centre or Dorian Road. -Marsh Street closed Sunday 26 April 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Baldwin Street or Wine Street towards Southmead Hospital only. Please use stops at Queens Square or Broad Weir.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Daventry Road Closed until Sunday 31 May. 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 - Warmley/North Common	Normal service.
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.
46	Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.	Marsh Street closed Sunday 26 April 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Baldwin Street towards UWE Frenchay only. Please use stops at The Centre/Broad Quay or Wine Street.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	Normal service.	Marsh Street closed Sunday 26 April 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Baldwin Street towards Fishponds only. Please use stops at The Centre/Broad Quay or Wine Street.
48/48x	Bristol City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green	M32 Junctions 1 to 3 southbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 20 April until Friday 24. Please use Eastville park stop A	Marsh Street closed Sunday 26 April 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Baldwin Street towards Emersons Green or Downend only. Please use stops at The Centre/Broad Quay or Wine Street.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Lyde Green	M32 Junctions 1 to 3 southbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 20 April until Friday 24. Please use Eastville park stop A	Marsh Street closed Sunday 26 April 08:00-18:00. Unable to serve Baldwin Street towards Staple hill, Lyde Green only. Please use stops at The Centre/Broad Quay or Wine Street.
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	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.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	-Severe Delays due to an RTC affecting Bedminster Bridge Roundabout. -Unable to serve Willow Brook stop (on the main road) until 21 June. Please use the stop inside the Willow Brook Centre.
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	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	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.	Fairfax Street closed Overnight 19:00-05:00 Thursday 23 April. No Stops missed however minimal delays anticipated.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	-Service 376 Ilchester, Yeovil Road closed Daily 09:30-15:00 Friday 17 April until Thursday 23 April. Unable to serve Taranto Hill, St. Andrews Church, Northover Hotel, Lyster Close. Please use stops at Red Post Cross or Halfway House. Back to normal route for today 22 April in this location. -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.	Service 376,376a Fairfax Street closed Overnight 19:00-05:00 Thursday 23 April. No Stops missed however minimal delays anticipated. -Service 376 Ilchester, Church Street closed Daily 09:30-15:00 Tuesday 28 April until Saturday 28 May. Unable to serve Taranto Hill, St. Andrews Church, Northover Hotel, Lyster Close. Please use stops at Red Post Cross or Halfway House. -Services 374,375,376,376x The Causeway, Street Glastonbury closed Overnight 18:00-07:30 Thursday 30 April to Wednesday 13 May. Unable to serve Glaston Road until Drill Hall, Morrisons Superstore. Please use stops at Town Hall or Crispin Hall.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.	Fairfax Street closed Overnight 19:00-05:00 Thursday 23 April. No Stops missed however minimal delays anticipated.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	The 18.18 journey from Portishead will be delayed by up to 10 minutes, but will run. Tickenham Road Clevedon closed. Tuesday 7 April until Tuesday 5 May. Unable to serve Castlewood. Please use stops at All Saints Lane or Clevedon Court.	Brockley Combe and Downside Road closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Monday 27 April until Friday 1 May. No diversion to route. No stops missed maybe subject to minor delays as pass through roadworks.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.	Brockley Combe and Downside Road closed Daily 09:30-15:30 Monday 27 April until Friday 1 May. No diversion to route. No stops missed maybe subject to minor delays as pass through roadworks.
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. Current completion date Sunday 26 May.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Normal service.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Road closure affecting D2 07:00-19:00 Daily from 20.04.2026 until 24.04.2026. Rode Hill missing from Red Lion, to Church Lane All day. Passengers advised to board or alight Red Lion on A36 or Birchwood Beckington. -Update 06:00 Brunel Way & Critchill Road have been postponed.	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	M32 Junctions 1 to 3 southbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 20 April until Friday 24 April. Unable to serve Begbrook. Please use stop at Stoke Lane for Bristol. -Please be aware that these closures are subject to change as rolling works, affected stops may change.
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	M32 Junctions 1 to 3 southbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 20 April until Friday 24 April. Unable to serve Begbrook. Please use stop at Stoke Lane for Bristol. -Please be aware that these closures are subject to change as rolling works, affected stops may change.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	M32 Junctions 1 to 3 southbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 20 April until Friday 24 April. Unable to serve Begbrook. Please use stop at Stoke Lane for Bristol. -Please be aware that these closures are subject to change as rolling works, affected stops may change.
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. Normal service.
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. Normal service.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. Normal service.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	M32 Junction 1 to 3 southbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 20 April until Friday 24 April. No stops missed, Minimal delays expected
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.	Plimsoll Bridge closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Thursday 23 April. No Stops missed however minimal delays anticipated.
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/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.	Plimsoll Bridge closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Thursday 23 April. No Stops missed however minimal delays anticipated.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.	Plimsoll Bridge closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Thursday 23 April. No Stops missed however minimal delays anticipated.
X5/X5x	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	22.04.2026 until 25.04.2026 The M5 Between WSM and Clevedon will be closed overnight. This will only effect the 06:05 service from WSM to Portishead Diverted via Congresbury and Yatton. No stops missed but delays possible. In the event of M5 opening early normal route will be used.
X6/X6a	Bristol - Clevedon	Tickenham Road in Clevedon is closed until Tuesday 5 May (expected). Buses are unable to serve Castlewood, Health Centre or Clevedon Triangle/Old Street stops. Please use the stops at Beaconsfield Road or Clevedon Court instead. UPDATE 22 April - We cannot access the stop at Six Ways terminus due to the closure of Victoria Road. Please go to the next stop at Elton Road.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.	Plimsoll Bridge closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Thursday 23 April. No Stops missed however minimal delays anticipated.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Claverham Road, Claverham closed Daily 08:00-17:00 Tuesday 21 April until Friday 24 April. Unable to serve Tesco's until Stowey Park, Claverham Close. Please use stops at Congresbury Bridge, Station Road, Westaway Close. -Tickenham Road Clevedon closed. Tuesday 7 April until Tuesday 5 May. Unable to serve Castlewood, Clevedon Triangle, Old Street. Please use stops at Great Western Road or Clevedon Court.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Runs on Weston College Days Only. Normal service.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	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.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Service Y1/Y2 M32 Junction 1 to 3 southbound Closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 20 April until Friday 24 April. No stops missed, minimal delays Expected -The change to the Y2 to run via Coalpit Heath has been postponed until further notice, and buses will carry on running via Winterbourne the same as the Y1. Please bear with us while we update online tracking and journey planning data to reflect this change.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Long Term Closure - Beesmoor Road, Coalpit Heath closed until Sunday 21 June (estimated). Buses will miss out all stops between the Live and Let Live and Heathcote Drive inclusive, and also miss out the Church Road stop towards Bristol. Buses will divert via the full length of Church Road instead, and serve all bus stops on diversion.

Parrys Lane, Westbury - Daily Road Closure - 3 - starting 30.04.2026

Parrys Lane (part), Westbury will be closed from 09:30 until 15:30 on the 30th April and 1st May. This will affect service 3.

Service 3 in both directions will divert, continuing on Westbury Road, Falcondale Road via Stoke Lane to resume the normal route on Parrys Lane. The following bus stops will not be able to be served: White Tree Roundabout (towards Cribbs Causeway only), Willis Hall, Rylestone Grove and Stoke Lane.

Services heading towards The Centre are to operate in reverse of the above