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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MetroBus construction work on Bradley Stoke Way, which could take up to two-and-a-half-years to complete, looks set to begin on Wednesday 2nd September. Signs advertising a projected 18-week closure of a short section of Woodlands Lane, close to its junction with Bradley Stoke Way, were modified last Friday to show the revised start date (previously given as 24th August). Contractors Alun Griffiths have
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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