19 December 2025
Broad Weir
5 January 2026 - late March 2026
Description of work and disruption
We will be upgrading a bus stop on Broad Weir (S12) early in 2026. This will allow the bus stop to accommodate buses that are re-routed from The Horsefair and Penn Street later in 2026, which is part of the Broadmead project to remove traffic from these streets.
Work to upgrade the bus stop will start on 5 January and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2026.
In February the eastbound lane of Broad Weir will need to close between Fairfax Street and Penn Street.
Access for pedestrians and cyclists
Access for pedestrians will be maintained. Cyclists travelling eastbound along Broad Weir can use the shared-use path alongside Castle Park.
Access for motor vehicles
Broad Weir will be closed from February eastbound between its junctions with Fairfax Street and Penn Street.
Vehicles going from Fairfax Street to Lower Castle Street will need to turn right along Newgate, down Union Street, right on The Horsefair and then onto Penn Street.
Access for buses
Throughout the works bus stop S12 will be closed on Broad Weir.
While the bus stop is suspended, but the road is still fully open, buses will use the new stop on Lower Castle Street as an alternative.
When the section of Broad Weir is closed one-way eastbound from February, buses will be diverted via Union Street, The Horsefair and Penn Street, stopping at bus stop S7 outside Wingstop on The Horsefair.
Affected bus services include: 24, 46, 47, 47x, 48, 48x, 49, 49x and 50.