Bus chaos is hitting Bristol this morning as Stagecoach and First Bus announce a list of cancelled services and delays.
Operators of bus services have suffered with driver shortages that have seriously impacted routes across the country.
Service cancellations are also impacting Gloucestershire and Wiltshire this morning.
Hhere is the list of Bristol services that are disrupted today and are unable to run
READ MORE: Hanham High Street closure causes traffic chaos - live updates
Stagecoach cancellations this morning
3X
City Centre-Aztec West 0802
462
Emersons Green-City 0715
10
Aztec West-Avonmouth 0711
Avonmouth-Parkway 0835
11
Parkway-Avonmouth 1258
Avonmouth-Bristol 1405
Bristol-Avonmouth 1458
Avonmouth-Parkway 1605
12
Parkway-Severn Beach 1510
Severn Beach-Aztec West 1600
Parkway-Severn Beach 1720
Severn Beach-Little Stoke 1815
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First Bus cancellations and changes this morning
376 service
06:41 Wells-Street
07:11 Street-Bristol
09:10 Bristol-Wells
Servies 37 and 45 - Diverted due to Hanham High Street closure
First bus says: "Services heading towards the City Centre will operate as normal as far as the traffic lights at the Blue Bowl PH but instead of going across, will turn left into Wittocks Road to its end, right into Memorial Road to its end, then left at the mini roundabout to resume normal route".
Service 17 - Diverted due to Hanham High Street closure
First bus says: "Services heading towards Southmead Hospital are to operate normal route as far as the end of Memorial Road and instead of turning right at the roundabout, are to turn left into Bryants Hill to the traffic lights and turn right onto the Kingsway. When reaching the end, turn right at the traffic lights into Two Mile Hill and go through Kingswood shops."
The bus companies have blamed the pandemic and Brexit for a shortage of drivers. They are on a recruitment mission to get more drivers in place.
Talks are also underway between transport authorities and bus companies to make a London-style transportation network in Bristol.
We will update this story if we learn of more cancellations.
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