The M4 junction 18 exit for Bath shuts overnight on 3 and 5 October. The Royal Victoria Park drive is closed and Manvers Street stays shut to 20 November.
Bath roadworks cluster on a short list of pinch points: the A36 threading past the city, Cleveland Bridge, the London Road, and a city centre that is deliberately hard to drive through. This page covers what is actually closed in early October 2026 and the schemes running into the winter. It also has the evergreen answers, on the Clean Air Zone, park and ride and parking, that decide how you should come into the city at all. For live works street by street, the council points drivers to its one.network map.
This week: the M4 at junction 18, the Bath junction
National Highways is resurfacing the eastbound M4 around junction 18, the Bath and Tormarton junction where the A46 comes down into the city. Its seven-day closure report, covering Thursday 1 to Wednesday 7 October, has three different overnight closures there. Each runs 9pm to 6am.
| Nights | What is shut | Signed diversion |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 and Fri 2 Oct | M4 eastbound from junction 19 (the M32) to junction 18, and the junction 19 eastbound entry slip | M32 junction 1, A4174, A420, A46 |
| Sat 3 and Mon 5 Oct | The junction 18 eastbound exit slip, with a partial closure of the roundabout from 8pm | Carry on to junction 17 and come back |
| Tue 6 and Wed 7 Oct | M4 eastbound at junction 18, between the exit and entry slips | Off at the exit slip and back on at the entry slip |
The Saturday and Monday closures are the ones that catch people. If you drive home to Bath from Bristol or South Wales on the M4 late on those nights, you cannot leave at junction 18. The signed route takes you on to junction 17 at Chippenham and back. The link from the westbound entry slip to the eastbound exit slip is shut on the same nights, with a diversion via M4 junction 19, the M32, the A4174, the A432 and the A46. Traffic that cannot use the motorway is sent via the A46, A420, A4174, A432 and A46 (National Highways road closure report).
On the Thursday and Friday nights, the A4 through Keynsham and Saltford avoids the motorway closure altogether.
The same report shuts the A36 between Beckington roundabout and Bath Road, Warminster overnight on Thursday 1 and Sunday 4 October, for tree removals. Beckington is about ten miles south of Bath. The diversion runs via the A361 and the A350. The A36 between Bath Road, Warminster and Cley Hill follows on Wednesday 7 October. The other A36 entries are around Salisbury, about 40 miles south east, and nothing in the report touches the A46 between Bath and the M4 other than the junction 18 roundabout itself.
The report changes daily, so check it the night before a long drive.
Closed now: Manvers Street, until 20 November
The biggest disruption in the city is right outside the station. Manvers Street is closed to all motor vehicles, 24 hours a day, between the Dorchester Street and Henry Street junctions while the council rebuilds the road from the foundations up; the concrete slabs beneath it, laid over wartime-era vaults and cellars, have worn out. Work started on 26 May 2026 and the council expects to finish by 20 November 2026, in time for the Christmas Market. It is a £5 million job, paid for from the West of England Combined Authority’s Maintenance Challenge Fund and carried out by contractor M Group. Crews work Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm, with some nights and weekends (B&NES Council).
The council will not guarantee the completion date. Its own page says the timeline is an estimate, and that working in phases is what lets it promise the road will be open for the Christmas Market.
While it lasts: pedestrians get through, cyclists are asked to dismount, every bus stop on Manvers Street is closed with routes diverted, and the Manvers Street car park stays open, reached via Pierrepont Street. If you are catching a train from Bath Spa, allow a few extra minutes and approach from Dorchester Street.
Since 29 September: Upper Borough Walls and Parsonage Lane
The biggest change in the middle of Bath is not a resurfacing job. The council has now made the order closing Upper Borough Walls for its entire length, and Parsonage Lane for its entire length, to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. It took effect from 29 September 2026 and the works are anticipated to take eighteen months. The reason given is contractors working on the old Bath Mineral Hospital (B&NES notice THTTC4296, made order, 25 September 2026).
Read the order carefully, because “closed for 18 months” overstates it. The council says the streets will not be closed continually. The closures apply between 10am and 6pm, and only for short periods when construction loading or unloading is going on. Those times can be adjusted, and any diversion will be signed during each closure.
Two other things in the same order change how the streets around Saw Close work:
- The loading bay on Avon Street, near the junction with Corn Street and the Riverside coach park, is suspended. In its place, for as long as the order lasts, there is a temporary 30-minute waiting bay, at all times, for goods and construction vehicles only.
- The bollards at the junction of Westgate Buildings and Saw Close are to be removed, so that construction lorries can get into Saw Close from Westgate Buildings. Police, fire and ambulance vehicles may use it too. Emergency access at Cheap Street stays as it is.
The contact given is the on-call manager at contractor BUKO. We have set out the whole order in our report on the Upper Borough Walls closures.
Next door, Westgate Street is due to close between outside no. 33 and outside no. 27 from 20 October, for an anticipated three days, 10am to 6pm only, while Openreach lays duct. There is no alternative route. Permitted vehicles can still get into Parsonage Lane and out via Upper Borough Walls. That one is still a proposal (B&NES notice THTTC4301, 1 October 2026).
Closed now: the drive through Royal Victoria Park, to mid-March
The road through Royal Victoria Park, from the Park Lane and Weston Road junction round to a point opposite the Victoria Obelisk, has been closed since 28 September 2026. This one is the council’s own scheme. The order covers footway and carriageway resurfacing, a new zebra crossing and new raised crossing points (B&NES notice THTTC4355, made order).
The finish date has moved. The traffic notice said September 2026 to January 2027. The council’s announcement on 1 October says the aim is to complete by mid-March, ahead of the Bath Half Marathon, with the works phased around key events (B&NES Council, 1 October 2026). The scheme includes:
- resurfaced pavements and new accessible crossing points
- heritage-style lighting
- a new zebra crossing in Park Lane, near the entrance
- a segregated cycle lane along the southern carriageway, and north west towards Park Lane against the one-way flow
Two permanent orders for the park come into force on 5 October. One creates the two contraflow cycle lanes. The other removes paid bays on the north west access road and along the eastern and northern side up to the Obelisk, adds double yellow lines and disabled bays inside the park, and turns paid bays on Royal Avenue into three disabled bays (order 26-052A, order 26-052C). The council says 177 spaces will remain in the park, with about 74 new short-stay spaces on Weston Road, where the first hour is free.
Lansdown and Julian Road: the gas main upgrade moves on
Wales & West Utilities is upgrading gas mains around Lansdown, working through the streets one at a time rather than all at once. The council’s order for the current phase is made, and the notice says the roads will not all be closed at the same time, with access kept for residents (B&NES notice THTTC4291, made order, 25 September 2026).
| Streets | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| St James’s Park (from outside no. 42 to Park Street Mews), Great Bedford Street at Park Street Mews, and Park Street Mews at that junction | 28 September to 9 October | Made |
| Park Place (20m west of Park Street), Park Street (outside nos. 35 to 38), and Park Street Mews at Park Street | 5 October to 16 October | Made |
| Upper Church Street, from Julian Road to Rivers Street; signed route Crescent Lane and Julian Road | From 12 October, about two weeks | Proposed |
| Richmond Road, Beacon Hill, from St Stephen’s Close to Richmond Hill; signed route via Lansdown Road and Charlcombe Lane | From 23 October, about ten days | Proposed |
The last two come from the council’s notices of 25 September (THTTC4290) and 1 October (THTTC4325). The St Stephen’s Road closure, from 7 September for an anticipated four weeks, is due to end around 5 October.
Every other closure ordered around Bath to late October
These come from the council’s own statutory notices under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The distinction in the last column matters: where the council has made an order, it is a decision; where it intends to make one, it is a proposal and can change. Dates are the start date the notice gives, and the duration is what the applicant anticipates, not a guarantee. The Lansdown, Royal Victoria Park and Westgate Street closures are covered above.
| Road | From | Anticipated | Works | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Lane, Hinton Blewett | 21 Sept | 4 weeks | Bristol Water, 55m of new main | Made |
| Ramscombe Lane, then Hollies Lane and Northend, Batheaston | 1 Oct | 1 to 7 Oct, then 9 to 15 Oct, one road at a time | Openreach, spine cabling | Made |
| Green Lane, Hinton Charterhouse | 2 Oct | 8 days | Openreach, 223m of duct | Made |
| John Street, city centre (Old King Street to Queen Street) | 5 Oct | One night, 8pm to 5am | Openreach, carriageway box | Made |
| Caroline Place, Walcot | 5 Oct | 2 days, 9.30am to 3pm | Openreach, two blockages | Made |
| Firgrove Lane and Hillside View, Peasedown St John | 5 Oct | 2 days, 8am to 4pm | Wessex Water, cover and frame | Made |
| Braysdown Lane, Peasedown St John | 5 Oct | 12 days | New foul manhole and water service | Made |
| Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton | 6 Oct | 2 nights, 7pm to 7am | Wales & West, reinstatement repairs | Made |
| Hinton Blewett Road, Stowey | 7 Oct | 3 days | Openreach, two decayed poles | Made |
| Kingsmead North, city centre | 8 Oct | 1 day, 8am to 4.30pm | Crane lift, no alternative route | Made |
| Combe Hay Lane, Midford | 12 Oct | 10 days | National Grid, new supply | Intends |
| Cork Street, Lower Weston | 12 Oct | 4 days | Wales & West, new gas service | Intends |
| Dafford Street (one-way section), Larkhall | 13 Oct | 3 days | Wessex Water, stop tap repair | Intends |
| Mount Road, Southdown (The Hollow to no. 114) | 14 Oct | 4 weeks | National Grid, low voltage cable | Intends |
Two of those are in the middle of Bath. John Street closes for one night from 8pm on 5 October; the signed way round to the streets below it is Gay Street, George Street, Milsom Street and Quiet Street. Kingsmead North closes for a day on 8 October while a crane lifts equipment onto a nearby property, and the notice gives no alternative route. The longest new job is Mount Road in Southdown, shut for about four weeks from 14 October, with the signed route via The Hollow.
Walkers should know about two footpath closures:
- Public footpath BCTOW/3 off Bathwick Hill, about 437 metres, is closed for resurfacing until 9 October. The signed route is via Bathwick Hill, Pulteney Road and Pulteney Gardens (B&NES order, 17 September 2026).
- Public footpath BC35/9 off Upper Bristol Road, about 54 metres down to the riverside path BCRIV/1, is due to close from 15 October to 1 January 2027 for Bath River Line improvement works. The council’s alternative is Upper Bristol Road, Locksbrook Road and footpath BC35/7. That order is still a proposal (B&NES notice, 30 September 2026).
Sources: the council’s bundled traffic notices published on 17 September (one, two), 25 September and 1 October (one, two). Closures whose anticipated dates have now passed, including Locksbrook Road, Palmers Lane in Tunley, West View Road in Keynsham and Denny Lane in Chew Magna, have been taken off the list.
One longer job is already booked for the far south of the district. Bristol Water is replacing a water main at Tunley, about seven miles south west of Bath, and the council intends to close six public footpaths and bridleways off Bath Road and Prison Lane from 2 November 2026 until 22 February 2027 (B&NES notice, 9 September 2026).
Cameras have enforced six restrictions since 24 August
Six moving traffic restrictions that were already on the signs are now enforced by camera. Automatic number plate recognition went live at five junctions on Monday 24 August 2026 (B&NES Council). Nothing about the restrictions themselves has changed. What has changed is that a camera, rather than chance, decides whether you are caught.
The council’s enforcement locations page lists all six, each in force 24 hours a day:
- Brook Road, Bath: 7.5 tonne commercial vehicle weight restriction.
- Cavendish Road and Sion Hill junction, Bath: no right turn.
- George Street and Gay Street junction, Bath: turn left ahead.
- George Street and Gay Street junction, Bath: no entry.
- High Street, Bath Hill and Temple Street, Keynsham: no right turn.
- Newbridge Road and Newbridge Hill, Bath: no left turn.
There is a six-month warning period at each site. A first contravention at a location normally brings a warning notice rather than a Penalty Charge Notice, so the first real penalties fall due around late February 2027 (B&NES Council). Speeding is not covered; that stays with the police. We have set out the detail, including the council’s own contravention surveys, in our report on the new cameras.
The A36, the M4 and the Cleveland Bridge limit
National Highways is repairing limestone walls on the A36, and has been since 16 February. The repair phase began on 7 April and runs to November 2026. Sections of the northbound lane are closed under temporary traffic lights 24 hours a day. Each closure is kept under 200 metres. At some points two sections are worked on at once, and queues build at peak times (National Highways).
The M4 is down to 50mph east of junction 18
If you join the M4 at junction 18, the Bath and Tormarton junction, the motorway east of there is not running normally. National Highways is rebuilding drainage on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 18 and 17. The job started in February 2026 and runs to March 2027.
From August 2026 until March 2027 the motorway has three narrow lanes in each direction, 24 hours a day, with a 50mph speed limit. Full overnight closures are needed to install the narrow lanes and take them out again, and the signed diversion for those is via Chippenham. National Highways says the dates for those closures will be published nearer the time (National Highways).
At the other end of the same trunk road, Cleveland Bridge still carries its temporary 18-tonne weight limit, in place on the Grade II listed structure since 2022. The council extended it again on 30 October 2025. The old order expired on 15 November, and the replacement Temporary Traffic Regulation Order runs for up to twelve months, so it holds until around 15 November 2026 while monitoring of the hanger bars continues (B&NES Council).
Two things drivers get wrong about it. The limit applies to all vehicles, coaches included, and it is enforced by ANPR camera: one driver was convicted on 22 October 2025 and ordered to pay £680. The council also extended a temporary 7.5-tonne HGV restriction on a number of city centre roads, to stop lorries turned back from the bridge cutting through the middle of Bath, with loading still allowed. Around 16,000 vehicles a day cross the bridge and the council puts this year’s breach rate at 0.06 per cent of them.
Trains: nothing booked at Bath Spa until 26 October
Great Western Railway’s planned engineering page for the Bristol area, checked on 2 October, lists no work affecting Bath Spa until the last week of October, and National Rail’s engineering listings show none either (GWR planned engineering, National Rail).
The one date to put in the diary is a weekday closure, which is unusual and easy to miss. Track renewals shut the line between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads from Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 October. GWR plans replacement road transport in two forms:
- Bath bus station to Bristol Temple Meads, non-stop
- Bath bus station to Bristol Temple Meads, stopping
On those three days, London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads trains will use an alternative route and call at neither Chippenham nor Bath Spa. Separate services will run between London Paddington and Bath Spa via Chippenham, and there will be no direct train between Oxford and Bristol Temple Meads.
GWR says trains will still run from Bath Spa towards Westbury and Portsmouth Harbour. Rail tickets will also be valid on First West of England buses between Bath city centre and Bristol city centre, between Bath city centre and Oldfield Park, and between Bristol city centre and Keynsham. Replacement coaches cannot stop directly outside Oldfield Park or Keynsham stations.
Note that the replacement buses leave from the bus station, not from outside Bath Spa, and that Manvers Street next to it is still shut to traffic. Allow longer than the walk looks.
Coming later this autumn: new permanent rules
These are not roadworks, but they change how you drive and park. The council published notices on 24 September and 1 October for orders it has already made:
| Where | What changes | From |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Bloomfield Road, Odins Road and Oolite Road, Bath | No waiting at any time, and a loading-only bay in Oolite Road | 28 September |
| Royal Victoria Park and Royal Avenue, Bath | Two contraflow cycle lanes; paid bays replaced by double yellow lines and disabled bays | 5 October |
| Keynsham and Saltford | New double yellow lines on nine Keynsham streets, a 30-minute bay and a goods-only loading bay on Temple Street | 1 November |
| Newbridge, Bath (resident parking zone 29) | Permit holder bays, 8am to 6pm | 2 November |
| Bloomfield Road, Timsbury | 20mph speed limit | 5 November |
| A368 Wick Road, Bishop Sutton | 30mph speed limit | 30 November |
| Durley Hill, Keynsham | 30mph speed limit | 18 January 2027 |
Sources: B&NES notices of making for orders 26-055B, 26-052A, 26-052C, 26-051, 26-044, 25-040, 26-061 and 26-033.
One is still only a proposal, and you can object to it until 15 October: a red route clearway on Lansdown Road, plus new yellow lines and blue badge bays across Weston, Newbridge and Lansdown. We have set out every change in our report on the Lansdown Road red route.
The city centre is designed to keep you out
Two standing restrictions catch visiting drivers more than any roadworks. Milsom Street is closed to general traffic between 10am and 6pm. The council made that restriction permanent after the 2021 trial (B&NES Council).
Separately, under the city centre security scheme, the core streets around the Abbey are closed to vehicles between 10am and 6pm. Blue Badge holders and taxis carrying them are the exception (B&NES Council).
The Clean Air Zone: cars are not charged
Bath’s Clean Air Zone covers the city centre and operates 24 hours a day, every day. The key fact most visitors have wrong: private cars and motorbikes are never charged, whatever their age. The daily charges, from the council’s own table, apply only to older, non-compliant vehicles in these categories:
- £9 a day: taxis and private hire vehicles, minibuses, vans and pick-ups under 3.5 tonnes.
- £100 a day: buses, coaches and HGVs; private horse transporters and motorhomes over 3.5 tonnes pay £100 unless registered with the council for the £9 rate.
Compliant vehicles (broadly, Euro 6 diesel or Euro 4 petrol and newer) pay nothing. Check any vehicle on the GOV.UK checker before a trip.
Park and ride: usually the right answer
Bath has three park and ride sites, all run by First Bus, with buses up to every 15 minutes taking about 10 minutes into the centre, seven days a week. Parking is free if you travel on the bus the same day. If you park at a park and ride site and do not take the bus, the 24-hour charge went up from £3 to £4 on 1 October 2026; the up-to-three-hours charge stays at £2 (B&NES Council).
The council is asking what Park and Ride should become
B&NES opened a survey on 1 September asking who uses Park & Ride, how often, what works and what should change. It runs until later this year at haveyoursay.bathnes.gov.uk/parkandride, with paper copies in libraries. The council says the three sites carried more than 2.5 million passenger journeys over the past 12 months, and that Bath’s Park & Ride took the second-highest satisfaction score in the country for the third year running in the National Highways and Transport Public Satisfaction Survey. It is testing whether the sites should grow into wider transport hubs, adding cycling, e-bikes and e-scooters alongside the buses (B&NES Council).
One detail worth knowing before you fill it in: the 24-hour charge for parking at a park and ride without taking the bus went up from £3 to £4 on 1 October. Odd Down is also served by the Number 4 bus, which runs direct to the Royal United Hospital.
First Bus’s published fares are:
- Adult return: £3.70.
- Group Return, two adults travelling together after 9:30am on weekdays: £5.50.
- Under-16s: free with a fare-paying adult.
Parking if you must drive in
- Bath Spa station car park has just 78 spaces (GWR), so do not build a journey around finding one.
- Charlotte Street is the main long-stay council car park, open 24 hours with no maximum stay, a short walk west of Queen Square; pay by MiPermit, or cash and card at some machines (B&NES Council).
- Council car parks charge by emissions band: the older and more polluting the vehicle, the more each hour costs, and diesels pay a surcharge (B&NES Council).
What changed on 25 August
The council’s 2026-27 parking changes took effect on Monday 25 August, after two rounds of consultation (B&NES Council). The changes are:
- Residents’ permits are priced by vehicle size as well as emissions. Charges run in eleven bands based on a vehicle’s length multiplied by its width, with mirrors extended. The smallest cars get £20 off a first permit; the largest pay a capped £112.08 supplement, and £308.22 on a second permit.
- A valid MOT is required for a residents’ permit.
- Visitor permits went from £1 to £1.50 a day, the first of three annual steps to £2.50 by 2028.
- Parking charges now apply on Weston Road, between Park Lane and the north east entrance to Royal Victoria Park, matching Royal Victoria Park’s emissions-based tariff with the first hour free.
- Park and ride 24-hour parking went from £3 to £4 for drivers who do not use the bus, a month later, on 1 October.
- Charged hours at the Bath Sports and Leisure Centre car park now start at 6am rather than 8am, and the four-hour overnight cap on electric vehicle charging bays at Larkhall Square is removed.
Saturday charges at Bath Hill East car park in Keynsham were dropped after residents and businesses objected. We have written up the size-based bands, with worked examples, in our report on the new charges.
Frequently asked questions
Is engineering work affecting trains from Bath Spa?
Not until the end of October. GWR’s planned engineering page lists nothing affecting Bath Spa before Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 October, when track renewals shut the line to Bristol Temple Meads and replacement buses run from Bath bus station. London to Bristol trains will not call at Bath Spa on those three days.
Why are Upper Borough Walls and Parsonage Lane closing?
Contractors are working on the old Bath Mineral Hospital. The council has made an order, in force since 29 September 2026, with the works anticipated to last 18 months, closing both streets for their entire length. They will not be shut continuously: the closures apply between 10am and 6pm, and only for short spells when construction vehicles are loading or unloading.
What is happening in Royal Victoria Park?
The drive through the park, from the Park Lane and Weston Road junction to opposite the Victoria Obelisk, has been closed since 28 September. The council is resurfacing the footway and carriageway and putting in a new zebra crossing, raised crossing points and a segregated cycle lane. Its 1 October announcement says it aims to finish by mid-March, ahead of the Bath Half Marathon. New cycle lane and parking rules in the park start on 5 October.
Is the M4 junction 18 exit for Bath closed?
Only overnight. National Highways is closing the eastbound exit slip at junction 18 from 9pm to 6am on Saturday 3 and Monday 5 October for resurfacing, with the signed diversion via junction 17 and back. The eastbound carriageway between junctions 19 and 18 is shut on the nights of 1 and 2 October, and between the junction 18 slips on 6 and 7 October.
Why is the M4 50mph near junction 18?
National Highways is rebuilding drainage on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 18 and 17. Three narrow lanes run in each direction 24 hours a day with a 50mph limit, from August 2026 until the work finishes in March 2027.
Why is Manvers Street in Bath closed?
The road is being rebuilt from its foundations: the concrete slabs under the surface, laid over old vaults and cellars, have deteriorated. It is closed to motor vehicles between the Dorchester Street and Henry Street junctions until around 20 November 2026. Pedestrians can still get through and the Manvers Street car park stays open via Pierrepont Street.
Do I have to pay Bath’s Clean Air Zone charge in my car?
No. Private cars and motorbikes are not charged in Bath’s zone, regardless of age; it is a Class C zone. Non-compliant taxis, vans and minibuses pay £9 a day, and non-compliant buses, coaches and HGVs pay £100.
Is there still a weight limit on Cleveland Bridge?
Yes. The temporary 18-tonne limit was extended on 30 October 2025 by a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order lasting up to twelve months, so it runs to around 15 November 2026. It applies to every vehicle, coaches included, and is enforced by ANPR camera.
How much is Bath park and ride?
Parking is free when you travel on the bus. On First Bus’s published fares an adult return is £3.70, a weekday Group Return for two adults after 9:30am is £5.50, and under-16s travel free with a paying adult. Buses run up to every 15 minutes, seven days a week.
Which Bath junctions have new traffic cameras?
Camera enforcement went live on Monday 24 August 2026 at Brook Road (7.5 tonne weight limit), Cavendish Road and Sion Hill (no right turn), George Street and Gay Street (turn left ahead, and a no entry), Newbridge Road and Newbridge Hill (no left turn), and High Street, Bath Hill and Temple Street in Keynsham (no right turn). All six run 24 hours a day. For the first six months a first offence at a location normally brings a warning notice rather than a fine.
What changed about Bath parking charges?
Since 25 August 2026 residents’ parking permits have been priced by vehicle size as well as emissions, and a valid MOT is required. Visitor permits went from £1 to £1.50 a day, and charges now apply on part of Weston Road. Park and ride parking for drivers who do not use the bus went up from £3 to £4 on 1 October.
Where should I park for Bath Spa station?
The station car park has only 78 spaces. For a day trip, Odd Down park and ride serves the south side, or use Charlotte Street and walk; Manvers Street car park remains open during the roadworks, via Pierrepont Street.
Where can I check current roadworks in Bath?
The council publishes live works on its one.network map, and National Highways lists A36 scheme updates on its South West maintenance page.
Sources
- Manvers Street works (B&NES Council) for the closure extent, start date and 20 November 2026 finish.
- National Highways South West maintenance schemes for the A36 limestone wall repairs and the M4 junctions 18 to 17 drainage scheme, its 50mph limit and its March 2027 end date.
- Bath Clean Air Zone charges (B&NES Council) for the full charge table.
- First Bus Bath park and ride for sites, services and fares.
- New parking charges and size-based permits set to start (B&NES Council, 20 August 2026) for the 25 August start date and the list of changes.
- Parking charges 2026-27 (B&NES Council) for the size bands, visitor permit steps, Weston Road tariff and park and ride charges.
- Council extends temporary weight limit at Cleveland Bridge (B&NES Council, 30 October 2025) for the TTRO, the coach and HGV restrictions and the enforcement figures.
- Camera enforcement for existing traffic restrictions (B&NES Council, 21 August 2026) and How we enforce moving traffic regulations (B&NES Council) for the 24 August live date, the six restrictions and the six-month warning period.
- National Highways road closure report, the seven-day spreadsheet covering 1 to 7 October 2026, for the M4 junction 19 to 18 eastbound and junction 18 overnight closures, their diversions, and the Beckington, Warminster and Salisbury locations of the A36 entries.
- Royal Victoria Park improvements set to make park safer and more accessible for all (B&NES Council, 1 October 2026) for the scheme, the mid-March finish, the 177 park spaces and the 74 Weston Road spaces.
- GWR planned engineering, Bristol area and National Rail engineering works for the absence of work at Bath Spa until the Bath Spa to Bristol Temple Meads closure from 26 to 28 October, and the ticket acceptance on First buses during it.
- The council’s own section 14 traffic notices, published on the Public Notice Portal on 3 September, 10 September (one, two), 17 September (one, two), 25 September and 1 October (one, two, three), for Upper Borough Walls and Parsonage Lane (THTTC4296), the Royal Victoria Park drive (THTTC4355), the Lansdown and Julian Road gas works (THTTC4287, 4290, 4291, 4307, 4325, 4351), Westgate Street (THTTC4301) and every road in the table.
- Help shape the future of Bath’s Park & Ride (B&NES Council, 1 September 2026) for the survey, the 2.5 million passenger journeys and the national satisfaction ranking.
Roadworks change week to week; treat the dated closures above as correct at publication and check the live map before you travel. Last updated 2 October 2026.
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