… but before that, motorists will have to put up with a new ten-week lane closure on Bradley Stoke Way. MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths say they are still hopeful of fully reopening the Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) / Woodlands Lane junction by Christmas, despite a series of delays caused by the discovery of further uncharted underground utilities. As reported in
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The MetroBus ‘rapid transit’ bus network currently being constructed in the Greater Bristol area, including the route through Bradley Stoke, still has no operators and may need to be subsidised once services begin, the BBC has reported. Local councils, who are funding the construction of the network with the help of government money, had planned that MetroBus services would be
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MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths have given notice that the westbound footway on Bradley Stoke Way, between Patchway Brook Roundabout and a point opposite the Woodlands Lane junction, will be closed from next Monday (19th September). A diversion route for pedestrians, as previously detailed, will be put in place (see plan above; click to enlarge; view as PDF, with legend). Griffiths’
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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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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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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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By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd MetroBus contractor Alun Griffiths Ltd have been granted extended working hours by the planning department of South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). Where the construction programme will benefit, we shall make use of these extended working hours to expedite the delivery of critical areas of the construction. Extended working hours are only
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