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These may affect your journey
R1
- Affected routes:
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R1
- Affected stops:
- Maple Avenue, SE-bound
Unfortunately due vehicle shortage we will have to operate the following R1 trips in a bigger vehicle than usual meaning. We will be unable to service Maple Avenue trips affected as follows
8:55, 10:30, 13:30, 16:35 & 18:25 from Newport
09:41, 12:41, 14:15, 15:41 & 17:31 from Pontymister
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Road closure affecting route 63
- Affected routes:
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63
- Affected stops:
- Llantarnam Grange, N-bound
- Cwmbran Rail Station, W-bound
- Cwmbran Rail Station, E-bound
- Allotments, NE-bound
- Allotments, SW-bound
- Bronllys Place, N-bound
- Croesyceiliog Edlogan Square, NE-bound
- Croesyceiliog Edlogan Square, SW-bound
- Chepstow Rise, SW-bound
- Chepstow Rise, NE-bound
- Pontypool Town Hall, NW-bound
- Pontypool Park Road, SE-bound
- Pontypool opp Town Hall, SE-bound
- Trosnant Street, E-bound
- Trosnant Street, W-bound
- Fountain Road, NE-bound
- Sunlea Crescent, SW-bound
- Sunlea Crescent, NE-bound
- Cwmoody House, NE-bound
- Cwmoody House, SW-bound
- Mamhild Park Estate, SW-bound
- Mamhild Park Estate, NE-bound
- Little Mill, NE-bound
- Little Mill Village Hall, NE-bound
- Ty Draw Lane, E-bound
- Ty Draw Lane, W-bound
- Alexander Place, SE-bound
- Alexander Place, NW-bound
- Rumble Street, NW-bound
- Rumble Street, SE-bound
- Glascoed Lane, E-bound
- Glascoed Lane, NW-bound
- West Road, E-bound
- West Road, W-bound
- Cefn Mawr Lane, E-bound
- Cefn Mawr Lane, SW-bound
- Prioress Mill Lane, SE-bound
- Prioress Mill Lane, NW-bound
On Thursday 16th July 2026 to Monday 7th August 2026 Little Mill will be closed in both directions between the hours of 09:30 and 15:30 on Monday to Friday only.
From Cwmbran the 09:22 and 12:00 will divert after Edlagan Way roundabout via Ponthir to Caerloan and serve the 60 route from Usk Road and then continue the 63 route to Chepstow from the college.
The 10:40 from Chepstow will divert after serving the college to Cwmbran via Usk and Caerloen.
13:12 from Chepstow will terminate at Usk Colege Gwent.
14:20 from Pontypool will start its journey ar Usk Coleg Gwent.
Sorry for any inconvience this may cause.
Somerton Road Closure from 8 June 2026
- Affected stops:
- Eve`s Well Court, SW-bound
- Eveswell Primary School, NW-bound
- Eveswell Primary School, SE-bound
- Walmer Road, SE-bound
- Carisbrooke Road, NW-bound
- Beechwood Park, W-bound
- Beechwood Park, E-bound
- Essex Street, NE-bound
- Wharf Road, SW-bound
- Halstead Street, SE-bound
- Corporation Road, Coverack Road, NW-bound
- Lilleshall Street, NW-bound
- Bilston Street, SE-bound
- St Patrick`s RC Church, E-bound
- Liscombe Street, W-bound
- Corporation Hotel, NE-bound
- Corporation Hotel, NW-bound
Somerton Road will be closed between Chepstow Road and Somerton Bridge from Monday 8 June 2026 for approximately 9 weeks.
As a result there will be some changes to buses as follows:
Route 5 Newport -Magor
This service will remain on Chepstow Road between Maindee and Hawthorne Avenue. It will not serve Wharf Road, Corporation Road and Cromwell Road.
Routes 74 and routes74A & 74C
These services will operate as normal to Maindee then via Wharf Road, Corporation Road and Cromwell Road to resume the normal route at Somerton Road/Nash Road. Towards Newport they will operate the reverse of the above. Stops between Eveswell Primary School and Beechwood Park will not be served.
Route SJ4
This service will operate as normal to the bottom of Beechwood Road then right onto Chepstow Road then Wharf Road and Corporation Road to resume the normal route at the Corporation Hotel. Cromwell Road will not be served. Cromwell will continue to be served by route SJ5. The afternoon journey will operate the reverse of the morning journey.
Route YGI3
This service will operate as normal to the bottom of Beechwood Road then left onto Chepstow Road then Aberthaw Road, Balfe Road and the Southern Distributor Road to resume the normal route at Spytty Park Footbridge. Bus stops on Somerton Road and Nash Road not be served. The afternoon journey will follow the same route.