An important route between Bradley Stoke and towns and villages to the north looks set to remain closed for another month after a bridge refurbishment project being carried out by Highways England encountered further unanticipated issues.
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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.
The West of England Combined Authority (Weca) is accelerating e-scooter trials to provide alternative ways to travel while social distancing is in place on public transport. Two types of hire schemes are expected to be available very soon: hop-on, hop-off hire (similar to YoBike) and longer term lease hire.
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Road users in the Stokes have had to contend with numerous sets of roadworks and road closures during September and it seems there will be no let-up in October, with work continuing at Bowsland Way, Trench Lane, Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout, Hatchet Road, Westfield Lane and the M4 motorway.
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Another major road resurfacing scheme is set to get under way in Bradley Stoke on Thursday (17th September), at Pear Tree Roundabout on Woodlands Lane (adjacent to the Toby Carvery). The work will be carried out overnight and is expected to take until Thursday 24th September.
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With passenger capacity on buses significantly reduced due to social distancing measures, First West of England is trialling an online system that allows customers to reserve space on specific journeys, thereby eliminating the risk of being unable to board because the bus is full.
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Road users in the Stokes have had to contend with multiple sets of roadworks and diversions across the area since the last week in July, leading some residents to joke that the council is imposing a summer ‘lock in’. This article from our September magazine has been updated with the latest projected completion dates for the schemes currently in progress.
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Timetable changes coming into effect on Sunday 6th September 2020 will see two new bus services operating in Bradley Stoke as Stagecoach’s 77 and 3B are replaced by new routes. There are also changes to services in the neighbouring areas of Little Stoke and Stoke Gifford.
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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.
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Motorists in the Stokes will have to contend with yet another series of road closures from Thursday 13th August 2020 when a major resurfacing scheme gets under way on Orpheus Avenue and the southern end of Brook Way. The work is expected to last four weeks.
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