Long Term Road Closure-31.03.25-Victoria Street (Northbound)-1/2/2a/39/X39/375/376/376a/522)

28th Mar 2025Bristol

Location

Victoria Street, Bristol
Cause

Roadworks
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

31/03/2025 - 02/06/2025

Long Term Road Closure-Victoria Street, Bristol (Northbound)-1/2/2a/39/X39/72/172/349/375/376/376a/522

31st March - 2nd June 2025

Bristol

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Due to ongoing travel improvement along the Victoria Street corridor, Victoria Street will be closed in the northbound direction (towards the city centre) from 31st March 2025. Temple Meads Station stop T7 at the end of Victoria Street will be closed.

Routes 1 and 2 towards Cribbs Causeway, 2a towards Brentry and 72 towards UWE Frenchay will instead stop at Temple Meads Station stop T2 on the main road (Temple Gate), and then divert via Temple Way and Counterslip to resume their normal route at Bristol Bridge. Buses will additionally serve stop T8 on Temple Way.

Routes 39/X39, 172, 349, 374, 375, 376, 376a and 522 will stop at Temple Meads Station stop T2 as normal, and then divert via Temple Way and Counterslip to resume their normal route at Bristol Bridge. These routes will also additionally stop at Temple Way stop T8 on the diversion.

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Southbound buses, travelling from the city centre towards Temple Meads Station, will not be affected and will operate their 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

Road Closure-01.04.25-Broadway, Chilcompton-(173)

Road Closure-Broadway, Chilcompton-(173)

08:30-15:30 Tuesday 1st April 2025

West Of England

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Due to telecoms works Broadway will be closed to traffic off peak and buses will be diverted to use Ston Easton, Farrington into Midsomer Norton to head down to resume at Riverside Road back up toward the town.

This diversion will be in both directions so please check the front of the bus for direction of travel before boarding.

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Regrettably The Chalice, Mulberry Factory, Greenditch Close, Co-Op, Bakers Lane, Waterside, The Pitching, Woodview and Riverside Gardens bus stops will not be served during the closure period.

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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

Road Closure-College Green (Northbound)-(U2)

09:30 Tuesday 8th April - 17:00 Saturday 12th April 2025

Bristol

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Due to water mains works College Green Will be closed to Northbound Traffic and as such buses will divert From Rupert Street to turn at Lewins Mead, then use Marlborough Street onto Park Row for normal route Park Street Top.

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Regrettably College Green and The Centre (C7) bus stops will not be served during the closure period and passengers are advised to use Rupert Street stop to board.

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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

Overnight Road Closure-Whiteway Road, Bath-(5)

19:00-07:00 Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th April 2025

West Of England

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Due to water mains works closing Whiteway Road and The Hollow, service 5 will divert to use Poolmead Road to Haycombe Drive to come back out for normal route during the closure.

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Regrettably Haycombe Cemetry, Bath Mill and Mount Road bus stops will not be served during the closure period

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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

Road Closure-College Green(Northbound)-1/2/2a/3/4/5/8/72/Y6

09:30 Tuesday 8th April - 17:00 Saturday 12th April 2025

Bristol

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Due to water mains works College Green Will be closed to Northbound Traffic and as such buses will divert to use Anchor Road and Jacobs Wells Road.

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Regrettably College Green and Park St Top bus stops will not be served during the closure period and passengers are advised the Anchor Road Bus Stop outside we the curious will be served.

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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

Overnight Road Closure-Brunel Way, Northbound-(X1/X4/X7/X9/U2)

19:00 - 06:00 31st March 2025

Bristol

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Due to over running works, Brunel Way Northbound will be closed to traffic overnight to facilitate bridge works and as such North Somerset services will be diverted off the basin to use Coronation Road, Redcliffe, Prince Street and Broad Quay to resume normal route at St Augustines Parade on the Centre.

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Regrettably Merchants Road, Hotwell Road, Gasferry Road and Anchor Road bus stops will not be served during the closure period.

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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

Overnight Road Closure-Thornbury Road,Thornbury-(T1)

20:00-06:00 31st March - 5th April 2025

West of England

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Due to travel improvement works along the Thornbury corridor at Alveston, service T1 will need to divert along the A38 Old Gloucester Road and head in to Thornbury via the east side of the town namely Midland Way.

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Regrettably Leisure Centre and The Ship bus stops will not be served during the duration of the closures.

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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

Daily Road Closure-Wyndham Way, Portishead-(X4)

09:30-15:30 31st March - 4th April 2025

Portishead

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UPDATE: 31/03/2025- Traffic Management still in place and buses will divert through the evening until we have a response from the Local council.

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Due to National Grid works, Wyndham Way will be closed towards the Harbour area only to facilitate sub station works and as such service X4 will have to divert to use Wyndham Way South-East direction to pick up route at the Harbour Road Roundabout to head into Sainsbury's.

Service X4 from the harbour can access Wyndham Way so will be unaffected.

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Regrettably Parish Wharf, Harbour Road and Marina Healthcare Centre bus stops will not be served during the closure.

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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

Bristol Bus Station Part Closure: Bays 15-19 (39/X39, 172/349/374/375/376/376a/522) (T7)

Start of Wednesday 26th March - End of Friday 4th April 2025 (estimated)

Bristol

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Electrical works are currently taking place at Bristol Bus and Coach Station as part of our project that is bringing 98 new zero-emission electric buses to our region. The works are installing the infrastructure for charging the electric buses that use the station, and there will be some temporary changes to stopping arrangements for some services whilst the work takes place.

Bays 15 to 19 will be closed from first bus on Wednesday 26th March until the work is completed, which is expected to be at the end of Friday 4th April. As a result, the following services will temporarily be using stops outside of the bus station: -

Service 17 will terminate from Kingswood on The Haymarket (stop B8 or B10) and depart for Kingswood from The Haymarket stop B7 (its usual second stop).

Services 39/X39, 172, 349, 374, 375, 376, 376a and 522 will use The Horsefair stops S3 and S5 opposite the Poundland store in Broadmead (near McDonalds). Passengers can also use the Wine Street stop as usual to board services heading toward Temple Meads.

TrawsCymru service T7 (operated by Newport Bus) will drop off passengers on Bond Street stop S1 and then turn around to pick up at stop S4 that is located in Front of Fabric Land store.

A map showing the location of the above stops is shown below.

Services A1 (Airport Flyer), X1, X4, X6, X7, X8 and X9 and National Express and FlixBus coach services will not be affected.

We apologise for the disruption these changes will cause and thank our customers for their understanding while these important works are carried out.

We will update this page during the closure period to confirm the completion date as the work progresses.

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Service 17 and service 39/X39, 172, 374, 375, 376, 376a and 522 temporary stopping arrangements:

Service T7 temporary stopping arrangements:

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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

Some maps using OpenStreetMap.

Overnight Road Closure-A4174 Ring Road (Westbound)-m3

20:00-06:00 31st March - 4th April 2025

South Glos

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Due to overnight works the Westbound carriageway of the Ring Road at Bromley Heath will be closed to traffic and as such buses will be diverted from the Willy Wicket to use Badminton Road to Downend, Manor Road at Fishponds then Frenchay Park Road to Stoke Lane Begbrook interchange for M32. This is towards centre only

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Passengers are advised that this diversion will add some time to inbound journeys and as such cause some disruption to late night trips on the m3 service.

Passengers are also advised that no stops will be served on the diversion route and any passengers wishing to travel to UWE Frenchay Campus should connect at the Begbrook interchange for onward journeys.

The service 19 is unaffected due to terminating at Downend during the closure period.

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Regrettably Hambrook, UWE The Gardens, Frenchay Campus and Stoke Park bus stops toward the Centre, will not be served during the closure period.

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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 Road Closure-Milsom St, Bath-(6/6a/7/31)

03rd March 2025 - April 2025

Bath

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Due to Long term road works at Milsom street buses will be diverting 24/7 for 5 weeks.

Due to the location of the works service 6/6a and 7 heading toward centre will divert from the bottom of Lansdown Road to use Walcot Street coming down towards Grand Parade for normal route.The service 31 will divert to George Street and turn at Queens Square.

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Regrettably Milsom street bus stop will not be served.

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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