MetroBus Build

MetroBus major roadworks sign on Bradley Stoke Way.

N.B. This page is no longer actively maintained but is retained for archival purposes.

This page brings together news and resources relating to the construction of the North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus route through Bradley Stoke.

The construction phase began on Wednesday 2nd September 2015, with the closure of a short section of Woodlands Lane for an estimated 18 weeks.

Contractor

Griffiths Contractors (Ltd) - civil engineering and construction.Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd have been awarded the contracts for the Stoke Gifford Transport Link (SGTL) and works at Bradley Stoke Way and Coldharbour/Stoke Lane.

Alun Griffiths have written to residents affected by the works. The letters provide contact details for their Community Liaison Officer, who will answer queries relating to the construction works.

Alun Griffiths have appointed a dedicated Community Liaison Officer for the MetroBus project, James Aitken, who can be contacted on 08458 622327 (or via email at metrobus@alungriffiths.co.uk). The number is manned between 8am and 6pm Monday to Saturday. Outside these hours, please leave a message and your call will be returned.

For more information, visit the contractor’s community website for the North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus project.

To send a compliment, query or complaint, visit the Contact the Site page.

For general enquiries about MetroBus, contact MetroBus@westofengland.org

Councils

If you are dissatisfied with the response you receive from the contractors, you might wish to raise a complaint with the relevant local authority.

Timeline

1st December 2017
Completion of work on street light columns on Bradley Stoke Way, close to Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout. All Alun Griffiths work on Bradley Stoke Way now finished (except for snagging).

7th November 2017 (approx)
New bus lane on the Bradley Stoke Way approach to Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout fully opened.

13th October 2017 (approx)
Northbound bus lane on Bradley Stoke Way fully opened, following installation of a pollution control chamber in the verge near Primrose Bridge

13th October 2017 (approx)
Completion of footway works on Bradley Stoke Way, close to Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout

6th October 2017 (approx)
Completion of carriageway works on the Bradley Stoke Way approach to Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout

26th September 2017
Overnight closure of Bradley Stoke Way, near the leisure centre, for slot cutting

4th September 2017 (approx)
General traffic switched to use the new bus lane on the Bradley Stoke Way approach to Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout

12th June 2017
Nominal start of two-week period of 24-hour temporary traffic lights  on the Bradley Stoke Way approach to Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout

27th February 2017
Nominal start of work to construct a new southbound bus lane on the Bradley Stoke Way approach to Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout

14th February 2017
Final night of overnight resurfacing work on northern section of Bradley Stoke Way

14th February 2017
Woodlands Lane junction with Bradley Stoke Way is fully reopened

18th January 2017
First overnight closure of Bradley Stoke Way for final resurfacing; on this occasion westbound-only between Patchway Brook Roundabout between the Aztec West Roundabout

9th January 2017
Final surfacing work on the section of Bradley Stoke Way between the Aztec West Roundabout and Patchway Brook Roundabout will commence on Wednesday 11th January for a period of three to four weeks

11th December 2016
No official announcement, but back to three lanes on the Bradley Stoke Way approach to the Aztec West Roundabout today

14th November 2016
Full-time closure  of the nearside lane of Bradley Stoke Way on the approach to the Aztec West Roundabout

7th November 2016
Notice of overnight resurfacing work at the Orchard Gate junction with Bradley Stoke Way planned for Thursday 10th November

3rd November 2016
Warning of weekend working on Bradley Stoke Way, between the Aztec West and Patchway Brook roundabouts

8th August 2016
Final resurfacing starts on Great Stoke Way; temporary traffic lights installed at Great Stoke Roundabout

  • Posts on the BSJ Facebook page: #1, #2

25th July 2016 (approx)
Work starts on construction of new MetroBus bus stops at Great Meadow Roundabout on Bradley Stoke Way

31st May 2016
Left turn out of Woodlands Lane onto Bradley Stoke Way is reopened

25th April 2016
Patchway Brook Roundabout zebra crossing reopened
Orchard Gate pedestrian crossing closed

  • Posts on the BSJ Facebook page: #1 #2

15th March 2016
Bradley Stoke Way westbound reduced to one lane between Orchard Gate and Woodlands Lane

4th March 2016
Update on Woodlands Lane & Bradley Stoke Way

26th February 2016
Left turn into Woodlands Lane from Bradley Stoke Way is reopened

  • Posts on the BSJ Facebook page: #1 #2
  • First says Bristol-bound 73 buses have reverted to normal route

25th/26th February 2016
Road narrowing on a new section of Bradley Stoke Way
(Patchway Brook Roundabout to Savages Wood Roundabout)

11th December 2015
Announcement that the closure of a section of Woodlands Lane is extended to August 2016

7th December 2015
Prohibition of right-turn into/out of Orchard Gate

24th November 2015
Road narrowing on Bradley Stoke Way

2nd September 2015
Closure of a section of Woodlands Lane for an estimated 18 weeks

Planning application

PT14/1004/F: Approved 9th September 2014; Decision issued 7th October 2014

Scheme plans

Proposed bus rapid transit route in North Bradley Stoke.

The planning application includes the definitive drawings for the scheme, but these are difficult for the layman to interpret. A better overview can be found in these documents published as part of the 2012 public consultation:

N.B. The above diagrams do not form part of the granted planning permission and may contain information that has since been superseded.

Construction phasing plans

Construction Phasing Plans for works between Aztec West Roundabout and the Aldi Roundabout (first published 3/3/16).

Road traffic regulation orders

Bradley Stoke Way closure from 19th September 2016

Woodlands Lane closure from 24th August 2015

Road closures

Overnight closures of the northern section of Bradley Stoke Way for resurfacing:

Progress reports

Report to the meeting of South Gloucestershire Council on 9th December 2015:
The MetroBus services will operate under a Quality Partnership Scheme (QPS), which sets out the standards of vehicles and services which operators must provide to operate MetroBus Services and the obligations on the local authorities to maintain the MetroBus infrastructure. A statutory consultation on the proposed QPS has now closed and there were no admissible objections. Minor modifications and clarifications are being made and it is anticipated that the making of the proposed scheme will be recommended to the Councils in the new year.

Report to the meeting of South Gloucestershire Council on 14th October 2015:
Construction work on the scheme began in early August 2015. Contractors are on site at Bradley Stoke Way and Stoke Gifford Transport Link with work on the A4174 Ring Road and Coldharbour Lane (as well as sites in Bristol) due to commence later in October. Construction is programmed to take approximately two years with the new MetroBus service running on the route by August 2017.

Events

Thursday 12th January 2017, 7pm to 8.30pm at Baileys Court Activity Centre, Bradley Stoke BS32 8BH. The meeting will consist of a presentation regarding the remaining roadworks on Bradley Stoke Way and the implications for residents and commuters. A question and answer session will follow. Presentation slides from the meeting: PDF; Facebook | Minutes (MetroBus communications officer).

Friday 26th February 2016, 7pm at Bradley Stoke Community School: Public meeting to to discuss issues surrounding MetroBus works. Read more… | Notes from the meeting (BSJ magazine March 2016).

Thursday 14th January 2016, from 10.30am to 12.30pm at the Jubilee Centre, Bradley Stoke and from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Baileys Court Activity Centre, Bradley Stoke: Drop-In Sessions – to answer any queries or questions you may have for the contractors regarding the MetroBus construction works on Bradley Stoke Way.

More information and related links

Recent MetroBus build stories in The Journal

#MetroBusBuild posts on the Journal’s Facebook page

Click on a date link to view the post and the associated reader comments

5th December 2017: MetroBus construction report for November.

7th November 2017: MetroBus construction report for October.

4th October 2017: MetroBus build: September report

26th September 2017: There is a closure of Bradley Stoke Way planned for tonight (Tue 26th Sep) between 8pm and midnight…

5th September 2017: MetroBus construction report (August 2017).

20th August 2017: A few readers have commented about cars using the new bus-only left-turn lane linking Bradley Stoke Way to the southbound A38 at Aztec West…

12th July 2017: MetroBus construction: June progress report.

26th June 2017: We were told that 24-hour temporary traffic lights would be used at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way for a two-week period starting Monday 12th June. They didn’t materialise, but have now arrived on site and have been in use for part of today.

26th June 2017: More MetroBus shelters being installed this week. This time at Great Meadow Roundabout (Bradley Stoke Way / Baileys Court Road).

20th June 2017: Announcement by MetroBus today, but it includes no news about which firm will be operating the route through Bradley Stoke or when services will commence on it.

14th June 2017: Roadworks.org reports “delays likely” as a MetroBus shelters are installed “near Pizza Hut” on Bradley Stoke Way this week.

11th June 2017: MetroBus to introduce 24-hour temporary traffic lights on BSW from Monday

8th June 2017: MetroBus roadworks extended (again) to August

5th June 2017: MetroBus build: May progress report

25th May 2017: MetroBus overspend will lead to poorer roads.

9th May 2017: MetroBus construction: April progress report.

1st May 2017: Temporary changes to traffic flow at Parkway North Roundabout.

10th March 2017: MetroBus project: February progress report.

27th February 2017: How are you finding the traffic now that Woodlands Lane has fully reopened? One person isn’t too happy…

26th February 2017: Three weeks of temporary traffic lights, but contractor says they will be off-peak only.

14th February 2017: We are informed that the Woodlands Lane junction on Bradley Stoke Way is now FULLY REOPENED.

13th February 2017: Expect delays as five-way traffic lights are deployed at Patchway Brook Roundabout (near Aldi) overnight from 8pm today and tomorrow.

27th January 2017: There have been many complaints since Tuesday about a change in the sequencing of the traffic lights at the Aztec West Roundabout, resulting in fewer cars being let out of Bradley Stoke Way during each green phase.

25th January 2017: @msirwin tweeted at 7.41am: “@sgloscouncil sort out the Aztec west roundabout lights coming out of BS, time green has been shortened and is causing the tailbacks!!”

17th January 2017: Bradley Stoke Way to be closed overnight for three nights starting this Wednesday

3rd January 2017: MetroBus roadworks to continue until July.

11th December 2016: No official announcement, but back to three lanes on the Bradley Stoke Way approach to the Aztec West Roundabout today.

9th December 2016: Full reopening of Woodlands Lane junction delayed AGAIN until New Year.

2nd December 2016: FIFTEEN months ago to the day (2nd September 2015), the Woodlands Lane junction was closed for an estimated 18 weeks of #MetroBusBuild.

30th November 2016: The 73 buses are being “regulated” again this morning. It’s “due to the roadworks,” say First.

25th November 2016: Some readers have reported slightly less severe delays following alterations to lane closures on Bradley Stoke Way yesterday (24th Nov). However, Griffiths still haven’t extended the two-lane running section to start at the Woodlands Lane junction, which is what they clearly stated they would do in their own traffic management plan.

24th November 2016: Statement from Jack Lopresti MP: “Earlier today I had a meeting with representatives from South Gloucestershire Council, MetroBus, contractors Alun Griffiths … to discuss the ongoing problems with gridlock in Bradley Stoke resulting from the works to create the MetroBus scheme …”

23rd November 2016: We have seen several reports this morning of northbound 73 bus journeys terminating at the Willow Brook Centre, rather than completing their full route to Cribbs Causeway. First’s response on Twitter: “This could be due to the Metro Bus works”

21st November 2016: Ultimately, it’s South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) who are responsible for the NFHP MetroBus scheme. Do you have a question you’d like to put to them about the traffic chaos that is being caused by the MetroBus roadworks in Bradley Stoke?

21st November 2016: MP tells South Glos Council to “get a grip” and sort out MetroBus traffic chaos.

21st November 2016: First warns of delays of “up to 75 minutes” on the 73 bus service due to “lane closures in and around Aztec West and Bradley Stoke Way associated with Metrobus works”.

21st November 2016: Traffic on Brook Way northbound is tailed back to Manor Farm Roundabout (near the Jubilee Centre). Google Maps traffic showing problems across Bradley Stoke on this rainy Monday morning.

18th November 2016: The “traffic hell” caused by MetroBus roadworks in Bradley Stoke is being discussed on BBC Radio Bristol this morning.

17th November 2016: Jack Lopresti MP tweeted: “I have contacted @sgloscouncil to put pressure on them to alleviate the congestion in Bradley Stoke caused by the MetroBus works.”

15th November 2016: Seen on Twitter: “How much worse does traffic have to get to persuade #bradleystoke that the car is not the answer?” Do you agree?

15th November 2016: And now we have traffic light control at the other end of Bradley Stoke Way, near Great Stoke Roundabout (a.k.a. Rabbit Roundabout).

15th November 2016: Traffic not looking too good this morning.

13th November 2016: Bradley Stoke Way lane closure to start on Monday morning.

8th November 2016: Readers reporting another ‘Gridlock Tuesday’ in Bradley Stoke. Bowsland Way, Woodlands Lane and Trench Lane particularly bad.

26th October 2016: The estimated final cost of building the MetroBus route that passes through Bradley Stoke has risen by £11.4 million to £113.3 million. South Gloucestershire Council’s share of the projected overspend is £7 million.

19th October 2016: The disruption caused by MetroBus roadworks in Bradley Stoke is being discussed on BBC Radio Bristol this morning.

18th October 2016: Traffic in the area particularly bad this rainy Tuesday morning. [Some people are blaming it on the MetroBus roadworks on the Bradley Stoke Way approach to the Aztec West Roundabout.]

5th October 2016: Woodlands Lane junction set to be fully reopened by Christmas … but before that, motorists will have to put up with a new ten-week lane closure on Bradley Stoke Way.

18th September 2016: Overnight closures of a section of Bradley Stoke Way for resurfacing work, originally planned to start as early as Monday 19th September, are now expected to take place in December.

16th September 2016: New pedestrian diversion on Bradley Stoke Way due to start on Monday

8th September 2016: MetroBus construction report (August 2016).

9th August 2016: Seen on Twitter: “Bradley Stoke is being made miserable by poorly thought out roadworks. This urgently needs attention.”

8th August 2016: Reader reports of temporary traffic lights at Great Stoke (a.k.a. Rabbit) Roundabout and Great Stoke Way.

2nd August 2016: Update on MetroBus works in the Stokes

23rd July 2016: No, Bradley Stoke Way will NOT be closed for 18 months for resurfacing!

2nd June 2016: Bradley Stoke MetroBus: Progress and plans

31st May 2016: The ‘left turn out’ from Woodlands Lane onto Bradley Stoke Way has reopened today. The junction is unsignalised, so traffic from Woodlands Lane must ‘give way’,

19th May 2016: Contractors close off one lane on Bradley Stoke Way, on the approach to the Aztec West Roundabout, causing massive tailbacks during morning rush hour.

5th May 2016: MetroBus construction: April progress report

24th April 2016: MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths Ltd have told us that SGC Streetcare will be working on the Belisha beacons at the Patchway Brook Roundabout zebra crossing tomorrow…

24th March 2016: MetroBus contractor Griffiths has issued a statement regarding noise disruption in the vicinity of Great Stoke Way, due to the use of a piling hammer.

20th Mar 2016: Don’t be surprised to find the number of lanes on the Bradley Stoke Way approach to the Aztec West Roundabout reduced from three to two sometime next week.

16th Mar 2016: New ‪#‎MetroBusBuild‬ lane closures in Bradley Stoke (looks like phase 2.1 has started).

14th Mar 2016: Footway closures on Bradley Stoke Way. Reopening of Patchway Brook zebra crossing. Further delay to full reopening of Woodlands Lane junction (now “late autumn”).

1st Mar 2016: “‪#‎MetroBus‬ Where have our trees gone?” asks a Twitter user.

26th Feb 2016: The left turn from Bradley Stoke Way into Woodlands Lane has reopened today. Not many drivers are taking advantage of it though, as there is no advance warning…

26th Feb 2016: Traffic is now being allowed to turn left into Woodlands Lane from Bradley Stoke Way.

25th Feb 2016: ‪#‎MetroBusBuild‬ set to move further down Bradley Stoke Way.

23rd Feb 2016: The left turn into Woodlands Lane from Bradley Stoke Way will be reopened by Monday 7th March.

15th Feb 2016: MP calls public meeting to discuss issues surrounding MetroBus works.

11th Feb 2016: Bradley Stoke MetroBus build update (Jan ’16) – “Possibility of evening and weekend working being explored,” says council.

12th Jan 2016: MetroBus construction team to answer public’s questions at drop-in sessions.

5th Jan 2016: SGC confirms plan to start new roadworks at Aztec West, in parallel with MetroBus build.

23rd Dec 2015: #‎MetroBusBuild‬ Christmas shutdown in Bradley Stoke. The excavators have been parked up at the Woodlands Lane junction since last Friday afternoon.

14th Dec 2015: Woodlands Lane closure extended to August 2016.

11th Dec 2015: MetroBus construction gathers pace, but Woodlands Lane re-opening delayed.

4th Dec 2015: Statement from Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd on the closure of the zebra crossing on Bradley Stoke Way, near Patchway Brook Roundabout.

28th Nov 2015: Traffic management plan for road narrowing introduced on Bradley Stoke Way this week.

26th Nov 2015: #‎MetroBusBuild‬ activities are now commencing on another section of Bradley Stoke Way, between Woodlands Lane and Patchway Brook Roundabout (near Aldi).

19th Nov 2015: Right turn into/out of Orchard Gate (from/onto Bradley Stoke Way) to be prohibited for likely duration of 38 weeks from 7th December 2015.

16th Nov 2015: Complaints and opinions about road signage/markings at the Aztec West Roundabout (when approaching on A38 northbound and heading for bradley Stoke Way).

7th Oct 2015: Construction of the North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus scheme in Bradley Stoke got off to a troubled start during the first week of September…

17th Sep 2015: Still hearing lots of complaints about driver behaviour and road signage/markings at the Aztec West Roundabout.

14th Sep 2015: Update from a reader: “They have now taken the lights down at junction of Woodlands Lane and Bradley Stoke Way, leaving nowhere safe for people to cross the road!”

9th Sep 2015: Temporary traffic lanes at the Aztec West Roundabout need sorting out, says a reader. Do you agree? ‪[See also: Reader’s original post.]

7th Sep 2015: How is the traffic in Bradley Stoke this morning? Pear Tree Road not looking too good, reports a reader.

3rd Sep 2015: First morning traffic peak during ‪#‎MetroBusBuild‬ in Bradley Stoke. How are things looking?

2nd Sep 2015: IMPORTANT: The Woodlands Lane road closure is now in force, despite contractors saying it wouldn’t happen until after 7pm tonight (Wed 2nd Sep).

1st Sep 2015: MetroBus road closures that are due to commence tomorrow (Wed 2nd Sep) will not be put in place until after the evening rush hour (so, from 7pm onwards), says a source at construction firm Alun Griffiths.

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