The driver of a bus heading for Bradley Stoke stopped his vehicle at Parkway Station and refused to continue his journey, according to a report in the Bristol Evening Post. Ten passengers on the last number 73 bus from Bristol City Centre to Patchway (via Bradley Stoke) on Friday night were told to get off the bus and find their
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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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Local Councillors visited Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) last week to promote Youth Unltd, South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) concessionary fares scheme for young people aged 14 to 18. The Youth Unltd card was introduced by the Council in April 2010 and offers half adult fare for local bus services after 6pm weekdays and all day on weekends and school holidays.
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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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The 73A bus route, which served Bradley Stoke and parts of Little Stoke, has been withdrawn by First Group. The service, which ran in the evenings and all-day on Sunday and Bank Holidays, has been replaced by extra journeys on service 73, which uses the more direct route along Orpheus Avenue instead of making a loop along Braydon Avenue, Little
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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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Work has started on the installation of real-time information displays at bus shelters on the showcase no. 73 route in Bradley Stoke. Shiny new silver bus shelters were erected along the route last year, replacing the familiar green shelters seen elsewhere in the town. In contrast to the old shelters, the new shelters have been funded by the Greater Bristol
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South Gloucestershire Council has begun work to create a new bus lane on a major commuter route between Bradley Stoke and Bristol city centre. A new bus lane is being added to the southbound carriageway of Great Stoke Way, on the approach to the Abbey Wood roundabout. The Council says the work should be finished by September and will be
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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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