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Excavator parked near Parkway North Roundabout.

Friday 7th August 2015 SH (Editor)

MetroBus build expected to start soon as contractors move on site

The two year construction phase of the Stoke Gifford By-Pass and the Bradley Stoke section of the North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus route looks set to get under way within the next few weeks following the news that a contractor has been selected. The contract for the Stoke Gifford Transport Link (SGTL, as the by-pass is officially known) and

Thursday 19th March 2015 SH (Editor)

North Fringe to Hengrove MetroBus Scheme granted full approval

The North Fringe to Hengrove (NFHP) MetroBus Scheme, which will see the construction of new bus lanes on Bradley Stoke Way and the long-awaited implementation of a by-pass for Stoke Gifford has been granted full approval by the Department for Transport (DfT). The news, announced by Chancellor George Osborne in yesterday’s budget speech, opens the way for construction to start as early as next

Thursday 5th March 2015 SH (Editor)

Consultation under way on MetroBus Traffic Regulation Orders

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has opened what is likely to be the final series of public consultations on proposals to introduce extensive new bus lanes on various sections of Bradley Stoke Way. The proposed bus lanes form part of the proposed North Fringe to Hengrove (NFHP) MetroBus Scheme, which was granted planning permission last year. MetroBus represents a major investment

Sign advertising consultation on proposed road widening and bus lanes associated with the North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus scheme.

Sunday 30th November 2014 SH (Editor)

Councils consult on MetroBus road widening and bus lane proposals

Major alterations planned for Aztec West Roundabout, Woodlands Lane junction and Bradley Stoke Way. South Gloucestershire Council and Bristol City Council have opened an informal ‘pre-consultation’ on planned changes to road layouts, speed limits and parking arrangements along the route of the proposed North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFHP) MetroBus Scheme, which was granted planning permission earlier this year. The

Tuesday 7th October 2014 SH (Editor)

MetroBus planning application gets green light from councillors

Two-and-a-half years of roadworks in the Bradley Stoke area set to start next spring. South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) approval of the planning application for the £102m North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFHP) MetroBus on 9th September, following a similar decision by Bristol City Council on 27th August, has cleared the way for plans to be submitted to the Department for

Proposed bus rapid transit route in North Bradley Stoke.

Monday 21st July 2014 SH (Editor)

Councillors to inspect MetroBus route as planning decision nears

Local residents have another chance to have their say on the proposed £102m North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFHP) MetroBus scheme tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd July) when a sub-committee of South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) convenes in the town for a site inspection visit. The plans, if approved, would see a number of sections of new bus lane constructed along Bradley Stoke

Sunday 6th April 2014 SH (Editor)

MetroBus plans submitted: New bus lanes for Bradley Stoke Way

A planning application for the North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFHP) MetroBus, a “rapid bus route” between the Bristol North and East Fringes and South Bristol via Bristol City Centre, has been submitted to South Gloucestershire and Bristol City councils. If approved, the project will result in significant changes being made to Bradley Stoke Way and the Aztec West Roundabout,