WESTlocal services are designed and run by local people to meet the needs of their communities. They connect people to schools, colleges and places of work, as well as providing much-needed links to shops.
The new services range as far and wide as Avonmouth in Bristol, Keynsham, Chew Valley and in the north of the region in villages including Charfield and Hawkesbury Upton.
This is on top of the first two WESTlocal’s which launched in April this year – the X91 Chew Valley to Bristol service (which is being extended from September) and the 2V Radstock to Odd Down Park & Ride – with both getting off to a promising start.
I’m delighted these new services will soon be up and running. Giving people free travel for the first two weeks will get passengers off to a great start. My hope is it will inspire people to support their WESTlocal in the longer term.
Mayor Dan Norris
Having the opportunity to try the bus service for free is a great chance for people to hop on our new WESTlocal service 61, see where it goes and how they might use it going forward.
Nola Hersey from Dings Community Association
Passengers who use the new WESTlocal bus services will be able to do so for free for two weeks (between 1 and 15 September inclusive).
WESTlocal was set up by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, in partnership with North Somerset Council and funded from the Department for Transport’s Bus Service Improvement Plan.
The WESTlocal services will run until at least March 2026.
For more information on WESTlocal services visit: travelwest.info/westlocal/
The full list of new WESTlocal services that benefit from the free travel is:
Original press release by West of England Mayoral Combined Authority
Plans for the next steps to improve major transport routes in the city are set to be considered as part of the proposed multi-million pound investment in Bristol’s highways.
Avon Bridge on Brunel Way (A3029) is set to close overnight in alternate directions for ten nights in March, to allow the council to carry out essential maintenance work to replace an expansion joint that has failed.
Works to make a simple but effective change at Weston Interchange, allowing for more flexible and efficient bus movements, started on Monday 10 March for three weeks.
This package would start on 1 April 2025 and run until 31 March 2026. It would represent a £1.3 million investment from the Mayoral Combined Authority’s Bus Grant allocation and further funding from that of North Somerset Council: supporting more people to travel cheaply – or for free – and sustainably by public transport.
Congresbury residents are being asked for their views on proposals for a 20mph zone in the village.
Bristol City Centre
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