Bristol Harbour Festival: All the First Bus routes…

Bristol Harbour Festival: All the First Bus routes affected by road closure this weekend

First Bus passengers have been warned of disruption to several routes this weekend in preparation for the Bristol Harbour Festival. The festival is returning for the first time since 2019 in time for its 50th anniversary this year.

Broad Quay in Bristol city centre will be closed to various services from 6pm on Friday, July 15 and will remain fully shut to traffic until 11.59pm on Sunday, July 17 to facilitate this year's Harbour Festival. The bus company has said all bus stops on the diversion routes will be observed during this closure.

In a statement on the bus diversions, First Bus added: "There is also a temporary bus stop at the end of Redcliff Street heading towards Bedminster. There will be extra Inspectors patrolling the Broad Quay and Broadmead areas to assist you."

The closure of Broad Quay will affect a number of different bus routes from Friday evening all the way through to Sunday night at 11.59pm. A number of other roads will be shut to traffic throughout the festival.

Here are the following First Bus services that will be affected by road closures this weekend:

Services 24, 70, 71, 73, 75, 76, 90 & M1 heading towards Broadmead from Redcliffe will operate normal route as far as Redcliffe Way roundabout but instead of using Bascule Bridge will divert via Redcliff Street, Bristol Bridge, High Street, Wine Street, Union Street where 90 resumes normal route, remainder of services will continue to divert via Rupert Street, St Johns Bridge onto Lewins Mead to resume normal routes (except service 24 which will divert via Rupert Street and Christmas Street to resume normal route at Nelson Street).

Services 23, 24, 70, 71, 73, 75, 76, 90, M1 & BRIS P&R heading from Broadmead to Bedminster/Brislington, after serving Haymarket and Rupert Street bus stops will divert via Christmas Street, Nelson Street, Fairfax Street, Newgate, Wine Street, High Street, Bristol Bridge, Redcliff Street to resume normal routes at Redcliffe roundabout. Regretfully the Centre C9 and Broad Quay bus stops will not be served.

Service A1 Bristol Bus Station - Bristol Airport will operate via Bridwell Street, Nelson Street, Fairfax Street, Newgate, Wine Street, High Street, Bristol Bridge as far as Bristol Bridge then divert along Victoria Street to Temple Meads.

Service A1 Bristol Airport to Bristol Bus Station will operate as normal to Temple Meads then divert via Victoria Street, Bristol Bridge, High Street, Wine Street Union Street, Rupert Street and Lewins Mead to Bus Station.

Service M3 will terminate and commence from Lewins Mead.

Services 39, X39 & 349 heading towards Bristol from Redcliffe Way will divert via Temple Way and Bond Street to Bus Station.

Services 39, X39 & 349 heading towards Bath will operate the reverse of the above.

The Bus stops on Bond Street (S1) and on the slip roads prior and after Old Market roundabout will be observed, heading towards Bath and Keynsham.

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