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Hengrove Way/Airport Road, Hengrove - (37, 74, m1) - OVERNIGHT CLOSURES - Monday 20th to Tuesday 28th October

The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will be closed overnight to services 37, 74 and m1 between 20:00 and 07:00 from Monday 20th to Tuesday 28th October (seven nights excluding weekend) to facilitate 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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	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:	18/10/2025	08:53

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	Bristol	-Christmas Street is closed and will remain fully closed until 18th October. Alternative stop B3 outside the old Police Station on Nelson Street.
	North Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	-Sunday 19 October WSM Half Marathon 0630- 1600. Delays anticipated during event. See web-page for full details.

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	Normal service.	-Sunday 19 October WSM Half Marathon 0630- 1600. Delays anticipated during event. See web-page for full details.
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. -Park Street Top Bus Stop suspended approximately until 31 October. -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.	-Manvers Street, Bath will be closed overnight between 20:00 - 05:00 Sunday 19 October. This service will be diverted. Please board/alight at either the Baptist Church on Pulteney Road or DST bus stop on Dorchester Street.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Normal service.	-Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 Sunday 19 October. We will not be able to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West. -Manvers Street, Bath will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 05:00 Sunday 19October. This service will be diverted. Please board/alight at either the Baptist Church on Pulteney Road or DST bus stop on Dorchester Street.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	-Park Street Top Bus Stop suspended approximately until 31 October. -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.	-Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 19 October. We will not be able to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West.
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.	-Manvers Street, Bath will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 05:00 Sunday 19 October. This service will be diverted. Please board/alight at either the Baptist Church on Pulteney Road or DST bus stop on Dorchester Street.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	Normal service.	-The Runway,Haywood Village, Weston-super-Mare will be closed overnight between 21:00 and 05:00 on Saturday 18th October.Bus stops between and including Beaufighter Road in Haywood Village and Beachmount Close on Broadway will not be served.
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 until April 2026. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions.
17	Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham	-Southmead Hospital Bus Station will be closed from 18:00 on Friday 17 and will remain fully closed until 06:00 on Monday 20 October. Temporary bus stops will be in place. See website for full details.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal service.	-Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 19 October. We will not be able to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Normal service.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Normal service.	'-Sunday 19 October WSM Half Marathon 0630- 1600. Delays anticipated during event. See web-page for full details.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal services.	-Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 19 October. We will not be able to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	-Southmead Hospital Bus Station will be closed from 18.00 on Friday 17 and will remain fully closed until 06.00 on Monday 20 October. Temporary bus stops will be in place. See specific web page for full details.	-Wordsworth Road, Lockleaze closed 09:30 and 15:30 Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 October. Passengers to board/alight Gainsborough Square/Turville Drive.
25	Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	-Service 25 is suffering from delays, particularly in peak times due to congestion, particulary 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	Normal service.	-The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will be closed between 20:00 and 07:00 from Monday 20 to Tuesday 28 October.Services will be diverted.See web-page for full details.
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	Due to heavy traffic on the M32 the 48x is running with severe delays.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Emersons Green	Due to heavy traffic on the M32 the 49x is running with severe delays.
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.
72	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
73	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Normal service.	-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 Tuesday 28 October. Services will be diverted. See web-page for full details.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	-Southmead Hospital Bus Station will be closed from 18:00 on Friday 17 and will remain fully closed until 06:00 on Monday 20 October. Temporary bus stops will be in place. See website for full details.
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	Normal service.	-Winterfield Road, Paulton will be closed overnight to services between 19:00 and 06:00 from Monday 20 to Thursday 23 October. Services will be diverted. Bus stops between and including the War Memorial and Phillis Hill Bottom will not be served.
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.	-Paulton Road, Midsomer Norton will be closed between 09:30 and 15:00 from Monday 20 to Friday 24 October. Services will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane. Bus stops between and including Somervale School on Redfield Road and the Orchard Avenue on Paulton Road will not be served. -Winterfield Road, Paulton will be closed overnight to services between 19:00 and 06:00 from Monday 20 to Thursday 23 October. Services will be diverted. Bus stops between and including the War Memorial and Phillis Hill Bottom will not be served.
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	-Service 375 Emergency closure Eastern Avenue diverted via Parkway and Bath Road in both directions until 1600 Monday 20 October. The Hospital will be observed in both directions. Please board/alight Parkway. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Services 374, 375, 376 and 376x have been diverted until the 20 October due to the closure of Old Wells Road. Old Wells Road and Waggon and Horses bus stops will be missed. Passenger to board/alight Avalon Estate Bus stops	-Winterfield Road, Paulton will be closed overnight to services between 19:00 and 06:00 from Monday 20 to Thursday 23 October. Services will be diverted. Bus stops between and including the War Memorial and Phillis Hill Bottom will not be served.
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.	-Paulton Road, Midsomer Norton will be closed between 09:30 and 15:00 from Monday 20 to Friday 24 October. Services will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane. Bus stops between and including Somervale School on Redfield Road and the Orchard Avenue on Paulton Road will not be served. -Winterfield Road, Paulton will be closed overnight to services between 19:00 and 06:00 from Monday 20 to Thursday 23 October. Services will be diverted. Bus stops between and including the War Memorial and Phillis Hill Bottom will not be served.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	-Trowbridge Carnival-Various roads in Trowbridge will be closed between 18:00 and 22:30 on Saturday 18 October. Services will be diverted.	-Manvers Street, Bath will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 05:00 Sunday 19 October. This service will be diverted. Please board/alight at either the Baptist Church on Pulteney Road or DST bus stop on Dorchester Street.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	-Bath Road in Beckington is closed from 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.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	Normal service.	-Between 20:00 and 06:00 (overnight only) from Monday 20 October through to Sunday 2nd November, 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 and 07:00 from Monday 20 to Tuesday 28 October. Services will be diverted. See web-page for full details.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	-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	-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 through to 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.
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	The Runway,Haywood Village, Weston-super-Mare will be closed overnight between 21:00 and 05:00 on Saturday 18th October.Bus stops between and including Beaufighter Road in Haywood Village and Beachmount Close on Broadway will not be served.
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.	-Sunday 19 October WSM Half Marathon 0630- 1600. Delays anticipated during event. See web-page for full details.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.	-Little Stanhope Street in Bath will be closed between 08:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 19 October. Unable to serve the James Street West bus stop prior to junction and passengers are to alight opposite the cinema on James Street West.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	'-Wyndham Way,Portishead will be closed between 1900-0600 on 18th October.Bus stops between and including The Vale on Wyndham Way and The Precinct in the High Street will not be served
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	-Old Church Road closed, 08:00-17:00 from 13 until 24 October. Service diverted Kenn Road missing all stops from Great Western Road and Tesco. Use The Triangle for WSM or Old Street for Portishead.
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
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	-Southmead Hospital Bus Station will be closed from 18:00 on Friday 17 and will remain fully closed until 06:00 on Monday 20 October. Temporary bus stops will be in place. See website for full details. -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. -Park Street Top Bus Stop suspended approximately until 31 October. -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.

East Street, Bedminster - EMERGENCY CLOSURE - (24, 43, 74, 75, 76, A1 & M1) - Monday 6th October - Until Further Notice

East Street in Bedminster is currently closed will remain fully closed until further notice to facilitate emergency gas main repair works.

As a result of this closure services will be diverted via Dalby Avenue and will regretfully be unable to serve the East Street bus stop. Please use the Bedminster Parade bus stop outside of Asda as the alternative bus stop.

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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)

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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ