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Photo of no left-turn signage at the Hambrook lights.

Council’s astonishing U-turn over left-turn ban

Commuters who travel between Bradley Stoke and destinations in East Bristol have welcomed an astonishing council U-turn on a hugely unpopular ‘no left-turn’ restriction at the Hambrook lights, which they claimed was adding upwards of ten minutes to their journey times. The restriction, which applied to traffic approaching the lights on the B4058 Bristol Road from Winterbourne, had been introduced

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Photo of the SGTL taken looking south towards UWE from the Hambrook Lane junction.

Stoke Gifford By-Pass opens to ALL traffic

The long-awaited Stoke Gifford By-Pass, officially known as the Stoke Gifford Transport Link (SGTL), was opened to general traffic earlier today (Monday 18th December). It provides a much more direct link between Bradley Stoke and Junction 1 of the M32  at Hambrook, avoiding the need to travel through the main part of Stoke Gifford or along the current alternative route via

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Photo of covered-up road sign at the junction of the new Stoke Gifford By-Pass with the A4174 Ring Road near UWE.

MetroBus construction report for November

An update compiled by the Journal with the assistance of the West of England Councils’ MetroBus team. Bradley Stoke Way All new bus lanes are complete and traffic management has been removed. Landscaping continues, along with remedial work by Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd to fix minor defects. All work near Great Stoke Roundabout is complete, except for the connection of electrical

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Photo of traffic in Bradley Stoke at a standstill on Monday 16th October 2017.

THIRD major fault at new Aztec traffic signals brings rush hour gridlock to Bradley Stoke

South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) highways department has been accused of responding inadequately to reports of recurring issues with the new traffic lights at the Aztec West Roundabout in the days before a major fault caused gridlock throughout Bradley Stoke during the morning rush hour on Monday 16th October. The latest incident follows two earlier ones associated with the same system

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Photo of traffic using the new bus lane at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way.

MetroBus build: September report

By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd. South of Patchway Brook Traffic management has now been removed, with the exception of one final section near Primrose Bridge, which has been left in place so that a pollution control chamber can be installed. We await the design solution to install this equipment as the underground utilities that are there

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