Westerleigh Road - Yate -Y1-SB6 6th April

1st Apr 2026South Gloucestershire

Location

Westerliegh Road Yate
Cause

Carriageway Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

06/04/2026 - 27/09/2026

Westerliegh Road Yate will be closed in Both Directions to facilitate carriageway works from 6th April 2026 until 27th September 2026

Service Y1 will not be able to serve Shire Way Instead will continue on Rodway road to terminate at Hardwick.

Unfortunately all stops between Rodborough and Blaisdon will be missed.

Passengers are advised to Board or alight at Dovecote or Pitchcombe.

SB6 will use Shireway during these works.

Unfortunately Rodborough will be missed.

Passengers should board or alight at Brockworth.

We sincerely apologies for the inconvenience this will no doubt cause.

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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

Blackhorse Road – Kingswood – Service 6 Monday 23rd March until Wednesday 1st April OVERNIGHT CLOSURE

Blackhorse Road will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00.

Monday 23rd March until Wednesday 1st April to facilitate carrigeway works.

The services will be diverting via Cecil Road, Moravian Road, High Street, Two Mile Hill, Soundwell Road, Inleside Road, Downend Road and back to the normal at Kings Chase bus stop.

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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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:	01/04/2026	19:11

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	Bristol	-Fishponds Road between Channons Hill and Manor Road Closed Friday 27 March until 3 April Overnight 2000-0600 (Excluding weekends). Services 16,17,46,48,48x,49 and 49x Diverted. Unable to serve Hockeys Lane, New Station Road. Please use stops at Channons Hill or Straits Parade. -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 29 May 2026.	College Green heading towards Clifton only closed to services 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 8, 72, 77, U1, U2 and Y6 1000-15:00 Thursday 2 April. Unable to serve College Green and Park Street Top. Please use stops at Anchor Road or Triangle West outside of Forbidden Planet.
	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 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.
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	Normal service.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Due to roadworks, Lansdown Lane is closed. This service will commence/terminate at the RUH.
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.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Due to roadworks, Lansdown Lane is closed. This service will commence/terminate at the RUH.
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	Blackhorse Road closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 23 March until Wednesday 1 April. No Stops will be missed, however delays anticipated.
6	Worle - Weston-super-Mare	Due to roadworks at Verbena Way this service has been diverted via Silverberry Road until further notice.
6/6a/7	Bath City Centre - Fairfield Park/Larkhall	Due to Hill House Road closure services are being diverted via Brooklyn Road in both directions. Linen Walk, Valley View Road and Charlcombe Lane bus stops will not be served. Please use Otago Terrace or Eldon Place stops.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Due to a police incident Speedwell Road has been closed. Services are diverting along Whitefield Road and Lodge Causeway. Stops between Crofts End and Dalkieth Avenue incl. will not be served. All stops on the diversion route will be served.
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	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	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 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	-Normal service. -Service 25 will no longer be operated by First Bus from Sunday 5 April, and will be operated by Eurocoaches on weekdays and Stagecoach on weekends instead.
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, 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	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. 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	ON GOING Unable to serve Willow Brook Centre. Please use stop at Willow Brook Way. -Sunday 1 March until Sunday 26 April, Bowslands Way closed heading towards Bristol only. Unable to serve Chessel close until Eagles wood. Please use stops on Pear tree Road or Terminus.
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.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
349	Bristol - Keynsham	-Route 349 will be withdrawn and replaced by service 43 from Sunday 5 April, please see our Service Change webpage for full information. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -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	-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.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	New service starting on 5 April. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Longfield Roundabout, Trowbridge closed Overnight 19:00-05:00 Monday 16 March until Friday 3 April (excluding weekends). Unable to serve Trowbridge Toy Shop, Cradle Bridge, County Hall (to Trowbridge), Mortimer Street and Tescos. Please use stops at Fore Street, Town Hall (to Warminster) or Park Street on Frome Road.
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	Due to Bus issues the 15:40, 16:40 and the 17:40 are unable to use the bus way so will be using usual diversion. 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. Normal service.
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.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	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.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Normal service.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service. -The X7 will be withdrawn and replaced by routes A2, X1a, X6a and X11 from Sunday 5 April, please see our Service Change webpage for full information. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
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	-Due to roadworks at Verbena Way this service has been diverted via Silverberry Road until further notice.. -The X18 will be withdrawn and replaced by service X11 from Sunday 5 April, please see our Service Change webpage for full information. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
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	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.