Frenchay - DIVERSION - (50)

The A370, Rhodyate Hill in Congresbury will be closed overnight to services X1 and A3 between 20:00 and 06:00 from Tuesday 19th through to Friday 13th September (four nights) to facilitate carriageway works.

Service X1 heading towards Bristol and service A3 heading towards Bristol Airport will operate normal route as far as the traffic lights at the junction of Smallway and the A370 in Congresbury then divert via Claverham village to resume normal route on the A370 at the junction of Bishops Road in Cleeve.

Services X1 and A3 heading towards Weston will operate the reverse of the above.

Regretfully the following bus stops will not be served,

Tesco 

Wrington Road 

The Star

Warner Close

Passengers are advised to board or alight at either Station Road (towards Weston) or Congresbury Bridge (towards Bristol) in Congresbury or Millier Road in Cleeve for both directions

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The Bath Road (A39) between Pedwell Hill and Taunton Road in Ashcott will be closed to service 375 between 18:00 and 23:59 from Tuesday 10th through to Thursday 12th September (three nights) to facilitate carriageway works.

This will only apply to the 18:25 journey from Bridgwater which arrives in Ashcott at 19:17. 

Service 375 will be diverted via Pedwell Hill and Taunton Road and will not serve the following bus stops.

The Albion Inn

Old Nursery Lane

The Batch

The Pipers Inn

Passengers are advised to board or alight at either Shapwick Turn bus stop on Shapwick Hill or the Walton Church bus stop in Walton village.

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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

Keynsham Road (A4174) between Willsbridge and Keynsham is currently closed to service 17 and will remain fully closed until further notice (likely to be at least a week) due to severe road subsidence.

Service 17 will be diverted from Longwell green via the A4174 and Dursley Hill to Keynsham Church in both directions.

Due to the nature of the closure and the diversion route needed there will be no doubt additional delays to the scheduled running times.

Regretfully the following bus stops will not be served in either direction

The Crown

Court Farm Road

Willsbridge Hill

Keynsham Road

Londonderry Farm

Tudor House

The Marina 

Keynsham Station

Passengers are advised to board or alight at Keynsham Church (bus stop B just after the roundabout) heading towards Southmead Hospital, or the Shellards Road bus stops on Shellards Road just prior to Watson Road for both directions.

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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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Diversion of service 50 - Frenchay

Due to overhanging low trees, service 50 (commencing Monday 2nd September 2024) will temporarily be unable to serve the bus stops along Begbrook Park or Beckspool Road, until further notice.

These stops are: Froomshaw Road, Pearces Hill, St John's Church, Cedar Hill, Village Hall and Beckspool Road (stop before the junction).

Buses from Bristol City Centre will instead use Bristol Road onto the Ring Road, then turn around using the M32 junction, before heading back down Bristol Road to resume the normal route. Delays are expected.

We are currently expecting to resume the normal route at some point during week commencing 9th September - please keep an eye on this web page for further information. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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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

Long term closure of the A36 at Limpley Stoke

From Monday 12th August, the A36 at Limpley Stoke will be closed until Spring 2025 while repairs to the road take place. Service D2x will be unable to use the A36, and due to the low bridge at Midford, double deck buses cannot use the B3110.

Instead, the D2x will operate after Frome Market Place via Welshmill Road, Welshmill Lane, Whatcombe Road, Buckland Dinham, Radstock, Peasedown St John (serving Orchard Way) and Dunkerton to and from Bath. Journey times have been revised, but the duration is similar to before.

The new timetable and route map for the D2/D2x from 12th August 2024 can be seen attached below.

Clink, Beckington, Woolverton, the A36, Limpley Stoke, Bathampton and the Grand Parade area of Bath City Centre will not be served by the D2x.

The D2 will be unchanged and continue to operate its usual route - however please be aware that there is a timetable change due from 1st September as part of our service changes, please click here for more information.

The below changes, which will see improvements to the overall bus network in the West of England, are part of a bi-annual review of routes, and will come into effect from Sunday 1 September.

For a number of services, the timetable & route will not change - please refer to the unaffected routes drop-down list in each area for these services.

The new timetables are available to view on our Forthcoming Timetables page. New print at home route maps & timetables will be added under each service over the coming weeks. 

Bristol

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Yate & Thornbury

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North Somerset

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Bath & Somerset

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UPDATE - 09:30 Monday 29th July.

The works on South Road have now been extended due to unforeseen circumstances. For further details, please see below.

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South Road in Weston-super-Mare is currently closed to service 5 and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Wednesday 16th October to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 5 will be diverted from the end of St Josephs Road via Upper Church Road, Lower Church Road, Knightstone Road and Highbury Road to resume normal route at Atlantic Road.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Upper Church Road and Court Apartments on South Road will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the All Saints Church bus stop on St Josephs Road or the Highbury Road bus stop on Atlantic Road.

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

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Woodborough Road in Winscombe will be closed to service 125 between 08:00 and 17:00 on Monday 9th and again on Tuesday 10th September to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 125 towards Wrington will be diverted from Castle Street via East Street Sandford Road, Sidcot Lane and the A38 to resume normal route at the traffic lights in Churchill in both directions.

Please note that the service 125 will be operating on the opposite side of the road travelling through Sandford village and passengers are advised to board on the bus stops on the opposite side of the road to which you normally would on Sandford Road.

Regretfully the bus stops Castle Hill and The Triangle on Woodborough Road and the School. Ski Centre, Hilliers Lane and Nelsons Arms on Dinghurst Road will not be served in either direction and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the bus stops on Sandford Road or Churchill Gate on the A38 in Churchill.

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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

Hutton Hill in the village of Hutton is currently closed to service 126 until further notice due to a landslide. The closure is for unknown duration and when details of re-opening have been confirmed the web page will be updated.

Service 126 heading towards Wells will divert via Moor Lane, Moor Croft Road and Vereland Road, resuming normal route at Hutton Hill (Part unaffected). The only bus stop missed out fully will be the Primary School stop, however for customers travelling towards Wells, at the bus stops along the diversion route you will need to wait for the bus on the opposite side of the road to normal.

Service 126 heading towards Weston is unaffected and will follow normal route.

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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

*** Updated 23rd August ROAD NOW OPEN **

Hannah More Road in Nailsea will be closed to service X9 from 07:00 on Thursday 25th July and will remain fully closed mid November 2024 (estimated) to facilitate gas main repair works.

Service X9 heading towards Nailsea terminus (Ash Hayes Road) can operate as normal.

Service X9 heading towards Bristol will operate along The Perrings as normal but instead of turning left into Whiteoak Way will continue along The Perrings and then turn right at the end onto Queens Road to resume normal route.

Regretfully all bus stops between and including Harptree Close and The Perrings West will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Youngwood Lane bus stop or the bus stop on The Perrings (on the diversion route). The Hillcrest Road bus stop on Mizzymead Road is also an alternative.

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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