Note: This article was originally published in the BSJ magazine on 3rd September, i.e. a day before the X74 service was withdrawn. The X74 ‘express’ bus service linking Bradley Stoke with Bristol city centre, via the University of the West of England (UWE) and the M32, is being withdrawn from 4th September because the operator claims the number of passengers
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By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd. Bradley Stoke Way It is with much frustration that we have had a further delay in the widening works for the nearside lane of Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) towards Aztec West Roundabout, previously reported in the August BSJ magazine. The uncharted gas main discovered due to testing once Bristol Water
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The installation of temporary traffic lights at Great Stoke Roundabout (a.k.a. Rabbit Roundabout) at the bottom of Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) for a few days in the second week of August caused chaos for motorists in the local area, jamming up routes into and out of Bradley Stoke, Winterbourne and Stoke Gifford. The lights were installed to facilitate the closure
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So, the X74 is being scrapped. When it turned up (which it often did not), it was always busy. Now it has been scrapped, lots of local youngsters who attend SGS College in Filton will no longer be able to get to the college easily. What is the council doing about this? Many won’t find out the bus does not run any more until they try
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Bus operator First West of England has announced that it is to withdraw the X74 service that links Bradley Stoke with Bristol city centre, via the University of the West of England (UWE) and the M32, with effect from 4th September. There will also be changes to Bradley Stoke’s other main bus service, the 73 (Cribbs Causeway to Bristol) from
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Key points in this month’s MetroBus construction report, compiled with assistance from Alun Griffith (Contractors) Ltd, are: Overnight closures of Bradley Stoke Way scheduled to start in September 12-week lane closure planned on westbound Bradley Stoke Way, but … Discovery of ANOTHER uncharted gas main could delay work Overnight closures of Bradley Stoke Way A traffic order has been published to
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Rumours that the only major road in and out of Bradley Stoke from the north is to be closed for up to eighteen months are unfounded, the Journal can reveal. Social media channels have been buzzing since a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) was published earlier this week on the website of Bradley Stoke Town Council announcing the closure of
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By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd I am pleased to report that the left turn from Woodlands lane into Bradley Stoke Way was reopened on 31st May. This has helped alleviate some of the traffic issues, and rather than drive around Pear Tree Road, it is easier for many to turn left and go around Patchway
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4th/5th June: Overnight closure of A4174 The A4174 is being widened to create a new bus lane for the MetroBus network. The road widening means that the bus lane can be installed without taking away space from other road users. The existing Church Lane bridge over the A4174 has been removed and will be replaced with a bridge that has
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The zebra crossing at Patchway Brook Roundabout was reopened on 25th April, following a wait for South Gloucestershire Council’s StreetCare service to connect the electrical supply for the Belisha beacons. As planned, the temporary pedestrian crossing at Orchard Gate was then closed, to allow the construction area to be extended on the north side of Bradley Stoke Way. Newly-authorised extended
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