MetroBus construction firm Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd has published detailed phasing plans for the work it is carrying out on Bradley Stoke Way between Aztec West and Patchway Brook Roundabout. The plans, which show work on this stretch of the road continuing until December 2016, appeared without announcement on the firm’s community website just days after local MP Jack Lopresti called
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MetroBus construction work looks set to be extended onto a further section of Bradley Stoke Way within the next few days, after local businesses were informed that new ‘traffic management’ measures are about to be put in place. The Journal understands that work is about to start on widening the section of Bradley Stoke Way between Patchway Brook Roundabout (near Aldi) and Savages
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It has been announced that the Woodlands Lane / Bradley Stoke Way junction will partially reopen by Monday 7th March. Traffic travelling down Bradley Stoke Way will be able to turn left into Woodlands Lane, reducing traffic using the diversion via Pear Tree Road. Work is currently underway to widen Bradley Stoke Way, as part of putting the MetroBus network
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Local MP Jack Lopresti has announced that he is to host and chair a public meeting to discuss the controversial MetroBus scheme works. Representatives from South Gloucestershire Council, MetroBus, the project contractors, First Bus and councillors have been invited. The public meeting will be held on Friday 26th February 2016, at 7pm in the main hall of Bradley Stoke Community
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News from South Gloucestershire Council, presented at the public drop-in sessions held on 14th January. Background The North Fringe to Hengrove MetroBus project consists of nine major (over £1m) contracts. The contract for works along Bradley Stoke Way is being delivered by Alun Griffiths Contractors and is valued at £5.3m. Aztec West to Patchway Brook Roundabout The section of work
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MetroBus contractor firm Alun Griffiths has organised two public drop-in information sessions in Bradley Stoke on Thursday (14th January), to provide information about current and future MetroBus construction work in the town. The sessions will enable members of the public to discuss issues face-to-face with the construction team, council officers and MetroBus representatives, and enable them to explain any concerns in detail.
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The closure of a short section of Woodlands Lane, where it meets Bradley Stoke Way, is likely to last nearly three times longer than originally anticipated, MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths have announced. The road closure, associated with the construction of new bus lanes on the North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus route, came in effect on 2nd September and was originally
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Construction of the North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFHP) MetroBus scheme in Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford has gathered pace over the last two months, with work taking place on Bradley Stoke Way, Great Stoke Way and along the line of the Stoke Gifford Transport Link (known locally as the Stoke Gifford By-Pass), which will link Parkway North with the
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Construction of the North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus scheme in Bradley Stoke got off to a troubled start during the first week of September, with a road closure and diversions being implemented ahead of the advertised time and complaints about confusing and inconsistent road signage on the approach into Bradley Stoke from the southbound A38. The closure of a
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By the community liaison team at Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd. Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd has been awarded the MetroBus construction contracts for the Stoke Gifford Transport Link (SGTL), Bradley Stoke Way and Coldharbour/Stoke Lane. Work started in August 2015 on the SGTL and Bradley Stoke Way, with Coldharbour/Stoke Lane to follow. We are very proud to have been awarded this
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