Travel Somerset - Traffic Delays, Live Updates and Key Roadworks

Last updated: 06/10/2026

Hatch Green Coaches      

Service 613 - West Street, Bridgwater
 
Dates: 28 Sep 2026 - 04 Oct 2026
Times: All Day
Reason: Bridgwater Fair 

This service will be unable to serve West Street. The service will divert via Northfield, Wembdon Road and North Street.

Service 19 - Chedzoy Lane, Bridgwater
Dates: 06 Oct 2026
Times: 08:30 - 23:59
 
The 09:00 journey into Street will be diverted along the A39 into Moorlinch. The service will be unable to serve Chedzoy, Sutton Mallet or Stawell. Unable to Serve Chedzoy on all other journeys but service will be maintained to Sutton Mallet and Stawell.
 
Service 23 - Kingston Road, Taunton
Dates: 08 Oct 2026
Times: 09:30 - 15:00
 
The road closure on Kingston Road that had been planned for the 5th October is now taking place on Thursday 8th. This service will be on a diversion via Parsonage Lane. The service will be unable to serve The Swan Inn or Greenway KSM between 09:30 and 15:00. Please board and alight at Fulford telephone box.
 
Service 51 & 97 - Corporation Street, Taunton 
 
Dates: 21 Sep 2026 - 09 Oct 2026
Times: 08:00 - 23:59
Reason: OnSite to carry out sewer lining rehabilitation works on behalf of Wessex Water.

Service 51: The 07:32 journey from Althelney will be diverted between South Road and Musgrove Park Hospital via Billetfield and Upper High Street. This is because Corporation Street in Taunton will be closed for two weeks. There will be no service to The Market House on this journey. Please alight on South Road or Wellington Road for the town centre. All other journeys on this service will continue to terminate at Taunton Market House throughout the closure of Corporation Street. 

Service 97: Unable to serve Castle Way on any journey from Monday 21st September for two weeks. Please board and alight at the County Hall bus stops on Park Street. For journeys into Taunton Town Centre from Trull, please alight on Park Street, opp. County Hall; please also board the service here for journeys from Taunton Town Centre towards Galmington and College Way Surgery.

For journeys from Taunton Town Centre towards Middleway and Trull, please board on Park Street outside of County Hall.  

South West Coaches   

Service 60B - Beer Street, Yeovil
 
Dates: 21 Sep 2026 - 06 Nov 2026
Times: All Day
 
The service will not serve Huish, Beer Street and West Hendford. The 60A will not be affected by this closure. The nearest alternative bus stop will be located at Preston Grove Surgery.
 
Service CR5 - Digby Road, Sherborne
 
Dates: 11 Oct 2026 - 12 Oct 2026
Times: From 15:00 on 11th and All Day 12th. 
 
The service will not serve Huish, Beer Street and West Hendford. The 60A will not be affected by this closure. The nearest alternative bus stop will be located at Preston Grove Surgery.
 
Service 667, 646 & 7 - B3153, Lovington to Lydford Crossroads
 
Dates: 12 Oct 2026 - 19 Nov 2026
Times: All Day
 
During this closure we will not serve Lovington Bus Shelter and Lydford bus stops. There will be temporary stops on the Keinton Mandeville side of the traffic lights and a temporary stop at the end of the Hornblotten Green turning at Lovington for the 667. The 646 and 647 will divert via Ditcheat and Alhampton on the pm runs, missing out Lovington and Alford. The buses going to Strode in the morning including the 667 will be let through the works in the Morning only.

Atwest Buses

No current disruptions reported.

First Buses of Somerset    

Service 15, 28, 28A - Brendon Road, Watchet

Dates: 22 Sep 2026 - Approx. March 2027
Times: All Day
Reason: Wessex Water to carry out interim to permanent reinstatement works. 
 
These services will divert via St Decuman's Church transfer to Somerset Council Shuttle for Watchet Brendon Road Closure. 

Service 28, 28A - Staplegrove Road, Taunton (Bus Stop Suspension)

Dates: 22 Sep 2026 - Approx. March 2027
Times: All Day
 
Due to road widening works, this bus stop will be temporarily suspended. Nearest alternative bus stops are at Burnshill or Manor Road.
 
Service 28, 28A - Staplegrove Road, Taunton 
 
Dates: 20 Jun 2026 - 09 Oct 2026
Times: All Day 

Due to the continuing road works at Silk Mills roundabout and surrounding area, our Minehead Bound services will be diverting via Bindon Road onto Silk Mills Lane (A3065). Please use the Bindon Road Bus Stops to align our services. We will be unable to serve outbound bus stops at Westerkirk Gate & Staplegrove Village Hall. No change to normal route for Taunton Bound services.

Service 28 - Minehead Road, Taunton
 
Dates: 20 Jul 2026 - 09 Oct 2026
Times: All Day

The 28 will divert via Greenway Road, turning left onto Staplegrove Road, then right onto Bindon Road, and then right at the traffic lights onto Silk Mills Road. Approaching the roundabout, the service will turn left to rejoin its normal route.
Bus stops suspended outbound are those between Westerkirk Gate and Staplegrove Village Hall. Please use the Bindon Road bus stops as an alternative.
Inbound services to Taunton are unaffected.

Service 173 - Bath Road, Wells 
 
Dates: 14 Jul 2026 - 11 Dec 2026
Times: 18:30 - 06:00 

Service 173 will divert between Wells and Gurney Slade via Bishops Park Way, Croscombe, Darshill, Bowlish and Shepton Mallet in both directions. All bus stops on the diversion route will be served.

Please note that Service 173 will not serve Dinder Village, Shepton Mallet Cenotaph, South Horrington, West Horrington or Binegar.

Temporary bus stops are available near the George Inn in Gurney Slade.

Somerset Council is operating a shuttle minibus between Wells, South Horrington, West Horrington and Haydon.

Isle Valley Transport

No current disruptions reported.

Stagecoach

Service 20 - Corporation Street, Taunton
 
Dates: 21 Sep 2026 - 09 Oct 2026
Times: All Day
Reason: Bristol Water to carry out new water supply works.

Will divert via Castle Way for all outbound journeys. Towards Silk Mills and Honiton/Seaton respectively services will divert via North Street and Tangier Way before resuming normal routes from County Hall. 

Somerset Council

Service 567 - Lydford On Fosse to Lovington
 
Dates: 23 Sep 2026 - 19 Nov 2026
Times: 07:30 - 18:00
 
The 567 will be diverted via the A37 and the following stops will not be served: Lydford, Cross Keys, New Manor Farm, Wheathill turn and Pilgrims Rest.
 
Service 67 - The Causeway, Mark 
 
Dates: 05 Oct 2026 - 07 Oct 2026
Times: All Day
Reason: Bristol Water to carry out new water supply works.

The diversion is to use Dutch road on to Harp Road.

Libra Travel

No current disruptions reported.

Faresaver

Service X34- Church Lane, Rode
 
Dates: 05 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2026
Times: 08:00 - 23:59
Reason: Foul Sewer connection works to take place on behalf of Somerset Council. 

The X34 service wil not be serving Rode village in either direction. Passengers wishing to travel in the Trowbridge, Melksham, Chippenham direction can use ‘The Bell’ bus stop. However, please note that there is no provision for alighting in the Frome direction, from ‘Dunkirk Business Park’, Southwick, until ‘Birchwood’, Beckington.

FromeBus

No current disruptions reported.