Motorists in the Stokes are now able to see the benefits of a £2.9m scheme of improvements at Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout after the final surfacing and road marking tasks were completed
in early September. The new toucan crossings are now expected to go live in October.
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Rabbit Roundabout works nearing completion
Work on a £2.9m scheme of major improvements at Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout is still on track to be completed by the end of September, three months ahead of schedule. A three-week period of overnight road closures that began on 5th August was drawing to an end as we went to press.
Continue readingRabbit Roundabout: Three weeks of overnight road closures start Wednesday
With the improvement work at Great Stoke Roundabout (a.k.a. Rabbit Roundabout) now “nearly complete” (three months ahead of schedule), a series of overnight road closures is due to begin on Wednesday 5th August 2020 to allow resurfacing of the carriageway to be carried out.
Continue readingRoundabout work set to finish three months early
Work on a scheme of major improvements at Great Stoke Roundabout (a.k.a. Rabbit Roundabout) is running three months ahead of schedule and is now expected to be completed by October, says South Gloucestershire Council.
Continue readingRoundabout work sees 200 tonnes of material removed in first six weeks
South Gloucestershire Council’s £2.9m scheme to improve to increase capacity and improve cyclist and pedestrian facilities at Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout has seen 200 tonnes of material excavated from the verge on the north-west side of the roundabout during the first six weeks of construction activity. This work, combined with the laying of 60 metres of new kerb on the
Continue readingBus boss critical of roadworks planning
The managing director of the bus company responsible for running the M1 MetroBus service has singled out the recently commenced roadworks at Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout as an example of long-term infrastructure works that have been planned with insufficient consideration being given to maintaining public transport flows. James Freeman (pictured), MD of First West of England, made the reference in
Continue readingRabbit Roundabout roadworks bring delays of up to 40 minutes
The start of the construction phase of South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) £2.9m scheme of improvements at Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout on Thursday 2nd January has brought peak-time gridlock to Bradley Stoke on a scale rarely seen since the notorious MetroBus roadworks of 2015-17. Perhaps due to a staggered return to work after the Christmas and New Year break, the full
Continue readingRoundabout roadworks to start in early January
Motorists in the Stokes are being warned to expect delays at a major roundabout on the local road network in the new year. Improvement works at Great Stoke Roundabout (a.k.a. Rabbit Roundabout), on the border between Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford, are due to start on Thursday 2nd January and are expected to take 12 months to complete. The £2.9
Continue readingGreat Stoke Roundabout improvement works to run concurrently with Gipsy Patch Lane closure
Commuters in the Stokes look set to be once again heading for a double dose of roadworks-induced misery after South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) announced that it is to begin work on a £2.9 million scheme of improvements to Great Stoke Roundabout (a.k.a. Rabbit Roundabout) in January next year. The timing of the work, which will take 12 months to
Continue readingRabbit Roundabout improvement works to be concurrent with Gipsy Patch Lane closure
Work on a £2.9 million scheme to increase capacity and improve safety at Great Stoke Roundabout (a.k.a. Rabbit Roundabout) will start this autumn and is scheduled to take 12 months to complete, South Gloucestershire Council has announced. The work will require lane closures as well as some full road closures (when deemed essential for safe working). The timing of the
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