Following on from the two major gridlock incidents in August and September, a number of Journal readers have asked why vehicles leaving the Aztec West Business Park and heading north on the slip road to the A38 are held by red signals at the new pedestrian crossing, when nobody is crossing and there is no traffic leaving the roundabout on the northbound
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Drivers attempting to leave Aztec West this evening faced delays of up to an hour due to badly configured traffic lights. Here are two photos showing some of the queue in Aztec West: I walked out of the business park and discovered that the huge queues were caused by the phasing of the traffic lights. Here’s the traffic on
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Improvement work on the northbound exit slip road at junction 16 of the M5 (Almondsbury) is due to get under way this week. The Highways Agency is carrying out the work as part of the Government’s Pinch Point programme, which forms part of the growth initiative outlined during the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in November 2011. According to the agency: “Pinch Points provides smaller scale improvements
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Having recently taken up cycling to work, I do wish Aztec West were equipped with either cycle paths or shared cycle/footpaths. Cycle lanes on roads that carry motor traffic are simply not safe enough except for expert sports cyclists. Every morning I see dozy white van drivers with mobile phones to their ears and I’m terrified they will just run
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A new northbound bus lane on the A38 Gloucester Road between Patchway and Aztec West has entered service following months of construction and associated traffic disruption. Work on the Greater Bristol Bus Network (GBBN) funded scheme started in April 2010 and was originally due to finish by October but “engineering issues” and “adverse weather conditions” saw its completion slip to
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Jack fm reports that 135 staff working for the Bristol-based BSM (British School of Motoring) at its Aztec West headquarters have been told their jobs are secure – for now. BSM had gone into administration – but have been bought out by the AA – who already run the UK’s largest driving school. According th the Daily Mail, the AA
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Roadworks to to install a new northbound bus lane on the A38 Gloucester Road in the vicinity of the Aztec West Roundabout are likely to continue until the end of January, according to South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). The works, which have involved frequent lane closes on the busy route, began in early April 2010. The completion date was originally given
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Roadworks on the A38 Gloucester Road (south of the Aztec West Roundabout) that were due be completed by the end of October could disrupt traffic for a further month, according to South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). The work to install a new northbound bus lane on the approach to the roundabout began in April and was scheduled to be completed by
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Roadworks at the Aztec West Roundabout on the A38 Gloucester Road are set to continue for “two to three weeks” according to an unofficial source at South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). Signs notifying motorists of impending work to install a bus lane on the northbound carriageway of the A38 south of the roundabout had been displayed in the vicinity for a
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South Gloucestershire Council has issued a series of statutory notices relating to the construction of a new bus lane of the A38 Gloucester Road between Little Stoke and the Aztec West Roundabout. The consultation period runs until Thursday 4th February. Read more: South Gloucestershire Council Consultation Diary
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