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ADDITIONAL CLOSURE - Hengrove Way/Airport Road, Hengrove - (37, 74, m1) - OVERNIGHT CLOSURES - Wednesday 29th to Friday 31st October & Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th November

UPDATE - 13:00 Wednesday 29th October. Additional Dates

The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will now be closed overnight to services 37, 74 and m1 between 20:00 and 07:00 on Wednesday 29th, Thursday 30th and Friday 31st October and Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th November(five nights excluding weekend) to complete 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

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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:	29/10/2025	18:14

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	Bristol	Due to temporary traffic lights at Penn Street/Lower Castle Street until 7th November our services using Broadmead are suffering severe delays and maybe subject to short-notice cancellations.Please allow extra time for your journey. -Update Christmas Street is closed and will remain fully closed until 31st October. Alternative stop B3 outside the old Police Station on Nelson Street. -Marsh Street in Central Bristol will be closed. Services 24, 46, 47X, 48, 48X, 49 and 49X between 19:00 and 23:59 Wednesday 29 October. Bus stops on Baldwin Street and Wine Street will not be served and Passengers are advised to board/alight Prince Street/Broadweir.	-Stokes Croft in St Pauls Closed overnight heading from St James Barton roundabout towards Horfield only between 21:00 and 23:00 (two hours) Thursday 30 October. Services 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 Unable to serve Stokes Croft bus stop. Passengers to board/alight Haymarket bus stops.
	North Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	-31 October Weston-super-Mare Firework Display 1900-2000 Delays anticipated during event.

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. -Park Street Top Bus Stop suspended approximately until 31 October -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	Normal service.
1	Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay	-Beach Road in Sand Bay Closed Tuesday 28 October Daily 0800-1700 until Thursday 30 October. Unable to serve Sand Road (terminus) until Lower Norton Lane. Passengers board/alight Lower Norton Lane alongside the park.
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 from 07:00 Monday 27 October fully closed until 19:00 28 November. Bus stops Hadley Arms, Combe Down School and Combe Down Nursery will not be served.
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
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	-Camden Road, Fairfield Road and Eastbourne Avenue in Bath closed from 07:00 Saturday 25 October fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. Passengers to board/alight Holland Road in Dowding Road or St Saviours Way, Road Street or Milsom Street in Central Bath.
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	-Axbridge Road will be closed between 08:00 and 18:00 Thursday 30 October and Friday 31st October. Unable to serve Broad Walk Square B/Stockwood Crescent/Park Avenue/ Monmouth Street. -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.	-Redcliffe Way heading towards Centre Closed between 07:00 and 13:00 Sunday 2 November. Services diverted. Unable to serve Redcliffe Way stops R4 and T4 board/alight at Redcliffe Hill.
17	Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	-All journeys after 16:50 from Bath today will be affected by engineering works in the Frenchay and Filton areas. All route 19 buses leaving Bath after 16:50 will be terminated at U.W.E. Frenchay for the rest of the day today 29/10. Customers for Bristol Parkway should change at UWE for the m4 service. Route 19 will not be calling at Bristol Parkway Station all evening today 29/10. Customers should allow additional time for their journey. -The A4174 between Bromley Heath roundabout and the M32 heading towards Bristol. Phase 2 Closed overnight 19:00 and 06:00 on Wednesday 29 October and Thursday 30 October (two nights). Unable to serve Cleeve Park Road until Begbrook. Passengers to board/alight Badminton Road or the Downend village or Stolle Lane.
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, particularly around 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	-The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way closed between 20:00-07:00 Monday 20 until Wednesday 5th November. Services will be diverted. See web-page for full details. - Whitchurch Lane from Skills Academy to Bamfield closed overnight 29 October 2000-0600. Unable to serve Paddock Gardens and Alverstoke on Bamfield. Passengers to board/alight Skills Academy/Creswicke Road.
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.	-Redcliffe Way heading towards Centre Closed between 07:00 and 13:00 Sunday 2 November. Services diverted. Unable to serve Redcliffe Way stops R4 and T4 board/alight at Redcliffe Hill.
44/45	Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath / Cherry Gardens	Due to roadworks at The Blue Bowl, Hanham this is causing severe delays on our services in both directions.
46	Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court
48/48x	Bristol City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Emersons Green
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.	-Redcliffe Way heading towards Centre Closed between 07:00 and 13:00 Sunday 2 November. Services diverted. Unable to serve Redcliffe Way stops R4 and T4 board/alight at Redcliffe Hill.
72	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.	- Midnight until 1800 Saturday 1 November. Woodland Road Tyndall Avenue in Cotham closed. Unable to serve Elton Road/ Tyndall Avenue/Myrtle Road. Passengers to board/alight Queens Avenue/Cotham Hill.
73	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.	-Redcliffe Way heading towards Centre Closed between 07:00 and 13:00 Sunday 2 November. Services diverted. Unable to serve Redcliffe Way stops R4 and T4 board/alight at Redcliffe Hill.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	-Wedmore Vale between St Johns Lane and Glynn Vale closed 20 October until approximately 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. -The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will be closed between 20:00 and 07:00 from Monday 20 to Wednesday 5th November. Services diverted. See web-page for full details. Passengers to board/alight Melvin Square/Atlas Road bus stop on St Johns Lane.
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.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton closed from 07:00 Saturday 25 October and will remain fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. All services except 173 will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane in both directions.
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. -0800 27 October - 1800 31 October. Service 172 Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only closed. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road and Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park. -Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton closed 07:00 Saturday 25 October and will remain fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. All services except 173 will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane in both directions.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton will be closed from 07:00 on Saturday 25 October fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. All services except 173 will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane in both directions.
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	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.	-Bridgewater Carnival Saturday 1 November 1600 until end on service. All services terminate/commence Bridgwater Community Hospital.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	- Whitchurch Lane from Skills Academy to Bamfield closed overnight 29 October 2000-0600. Unable to serve Paddock Gardens and Brierly Leaze Road. Passengers to board/alight Skills Academy/Oatlands Avenue.
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. -Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton closed 07:00 Saturday 25 October fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. All services except 173 will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane in both directions.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.	-Redcliffe Way heading towards Centre Closed between 07:00 and 13:00 Sunday 2 November. Services diverted. Unable to serve Redcliffe Way stops R4 and T4 board/alight at Redcliffe Hill.
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 are diverting via Warminster Road and the A36 in both directions, and missing out the Birchwood stop. Please use the Frome Road stops near the Woolpack pub instead.	-Sunday 2 November Service D2 0600-1800. Frome Market Day. Unable to serve Windsor Crescent/Masons Way. Passengers to board/alight Football Ground on Berkley Road/Sainburys.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	-Monday 20 October until Sunday 2 November 20:00 - 06:00 (overnight only). Bradley Stoke Way from Savages Wood Road to Baileys Court Road will also be closed in both directions. We will be unable to serve the Webbs Wood and Great Meadow bus stops. -The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will be closed between 20:00 - 07:00 Monday 20 - Wednesday 5th November. Services will be diverted. See dedicated web-page for full details. - Whitchurch Lane from Skills Academy to Bamfield closed overnight 29 October 2000-0600. Unable to serve Paddock Gardens and Alverstoke on Bamfield. Passengers to board/alight Skills Academy/Creswicke Road.	-Bradley Stoke Way from Savages Wood roundabout to Webbs Wood roundabout (towards Bristol). Closed overnight 20:00 and 06:00 Monday 3 until Sunday 16 November (including weekends). Unable to serve Savages Wood Roundabout/The Bridge/Webbs Wood Road.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	-The A4174 between Bromley Heath roundabout and the M32 heading towards Bristol. Phase 2 Closed overnight 19:00 and 06:00 on Wednesday 29 October and Thursday 30 October (two nights). Diverted via Badminton Road, Downed and Fishponds to resume normal route at Stoke Lane. Uable to serve Hambrook W-bound. Passengers to board/alight Willy Wicket. Unable to use Bromley Heath Road as this is also closed for a number of weeks. -Feynman Way in Lyde Green is closed until further notice due to a defective road surface. Buses are diverting via Jenner Boulevard. No stops are missed, however journey times anticipated to 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	-Thornbury Road, Thornbury will be closing from 27 October until mid February 2026 on multiple dates in different directions. For full details of closures/bus stop information see our dedicated web-page. -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. -Between 20:00 and 06:00 (overnight only) from Monday 20 October until Sunday 2 November, Bradley Stoke Way from Savages Wood Road to Baileys Court Road will also be closed in both directions. Savages Wood Roundabout, The Bridge, Webbs Wood, Great Meadow bus stops will not be served in both directions.	-Bradley Stoke Way from Savages Wood roundabout to Webbs Wood roundabout (towards Bristol). Closed overnight 20:00 and 06:00 Monday 3 until Sunday 16 November (including weekends). Unable to serve Savages Wood Roundabout/The Bridge/Webbs Wood Road.
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	-Stuart Road, W-s-M closed 08:00 on Friday 24 October fully closed until Friday 19 December. Bus stops Holms Road/Buttermere Road/Yeo Close will not be served.	-31 October Weston-super-Mare Firework Display 1900-2000 Royal Parade and Marine Parade Closed during event.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	-Old Street, Clevedon will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 27 and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Friday 31 October. Old Street, Clevedon Health Centre and The Triangle bus stops will not be served.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	-Clevedon Road between Tickenham Hill and Nailsea Closed Service X7 09:30 -15:30 Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 October. Diverted unable to serve Long Ashton/Backwell/ Nailsea. See web-page for full details. -Old Street, Clevedon will be closed from 07:00 Monday 27 fully closed 17:00 Friday 31 October. Unable to serve Old Street/Clevedon Health Centre/Castlewood.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	-Old Street, Clevedon will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 27 and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Friday 31 October. This service will terminate an commence their journey from the Beaconsfield Road bus stop by Mantle Close in Moor Lane.
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
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	The A4174 between Bromley Heath roundabout and the M32 heading towards Bristol. Phase 2 Closed overnight 19:00 and 06:00 on Wednesday 29 October and Thursday 30 October (two nights). Unable to serve Quarry Barton/Whiteshill Church/The Crown/The Stream. Passengers to board/alight George and Dragon. Towards Winterbourne normal route.
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.