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Coldharbour Lane, Stoke Gifford
Work to improve flood resilience at Coldharbour Lane will start on Monday 22nd August 2022.
The work will replace the highway drainage pipe that runs from the A4174 Ring Road and under Coldharbour Lane. About 80m of defective pipe needs to be replaced by workers tunnelling under the road.
It is a complex piece of work, which will be completed in phases along the road and is expected to take a total of about four months.
To minimise traffic disruption, Coldharbour Lane will remain open but parts of the road’s southbound carriageway, from the direction of the A4174 Ring Road towards UWE, will be closed during both phases.
The northbound carriageway of Coldharbour Lane and the A4174 Ring Road will not be affected and will not have any closures.
Lane 2 of the southbound dual carriageway will be closed for the majority of the time so that the crew can carry out the tunnelling work. Lane 1 southbound will mainly remain open to traffic.
However, the crew will have to switch lanes for a short period of time. This will mean lane 1 southbound will be closed and lane 2 southbound will be used for traffic.
The old Filton Road, from Coldharbour Lane to Frenchay, will also need to be closed to traffic for a period of about five days. The date is yet to be confirmed, but will likely be in the first week of work.
Work is expected to continue at this site until 19th December 2022, but this is subject to weather conditions.
Source: Post on South Gloucestershire Council’s StreetCare Facebook page
Read more: Drainage work involving 80m-long tunnel under Ring Road nears completion (SGJ)
A4018 at Cribbs Causeway
The A4018 at Cribbs Causeway will be closed overnight for four weeks starting from [Monday 22nd August 2022 | Tuesday 30th August 2022] Monday 12th September 2022.
This is connected to new traffic signal junction improvements being carried out as part of new housing developments in the area.
The closure will extend from the roundabout junction with Lysander Road to the roundabout junction with Station Road and will be in place from 8pm to 6am.
The alternative route will be: Wyck Beck Road, Knole Lane, Pen Park Road, Southmead.
Source: Post on South Gloucestershire Council’s StreetCare Facebook page
Bus diversions:
UPDATE from First Bus on Thursday 13th October:
The A4018 between Station Road in Henbury and Lysander Road in Cribbs Causeway will be closed overnight in both directions between 20:00 and 06:00 on Monday 17th October (one night) to facilitate further carriageway works.
UPDATE from First Bus on Monday 10th October:
The road will not be closed tonight but will still be required tomorrow night.
UPDATE from First West of England on Friday 7th October 2022:
The A4018 between Station Road in Henbury and Lysander Road in Cribbs Causeway will be closed overnight in both directions between 20:00 and 06:00 on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th October (two nights) to facilitate further carriageway works.
UPDATE from South Gloucestershire Council on Friday 2nd September 2022:
Overnight closures of the A4018, Cribbs Causeway, will now start on Monday 12th September.
Montel have confirmed the resurfacing work will take place between 8pm and 6am over 10 nights.
The overnight closures will only take place Monday to Thursday. Closures will not take place over weekends.
The work will be carried out in stages enabling one side of the carriageway (northbound or southbound) to remain open throughout the night while work is carried out on the opposite side.
UPDATE from South Gloucestershire Council on Thursday 18th August 2022:
Overnight resurfacing work on the A4018 at Cribbs Causeway scheduled for next week is now due to start on Tuesday 30th August 2022. This project has been put back due to other works being carried out by Bristol Water and Wales and West Utilities and further delays are possible.
A38 Gloucester Road North, Filton
Plans are in place to close a section of the southbound (Bristol bound) carriageway of Gloucester Road North to rebuild a retaining wall. The road will be closed overnight from its junction with Hayes Way to its junction with Filton Roundabout for a period of three days. The closure will take place from 8pm to 6am from Friday 14th January 2022.
Motorists are advised to follow the signed diversion. The alternative route will be A38 Gloucester Road, Bradley Stoke Way, Great Stoke Way, Rosedown Avenue (a.k.a. Stoke Gifford By-Pass), A4174 Filton Road, A4174 Station Road, and A4174 Link Road.
One lane (of two) on the southbound carriageway of Gloucester Road North will then remain closed for a period of up to 12 weeks.
The footpath alongside the southbound carriageway will also be closed and pedestrians will be diverted alongside the northbound carriageway via the existing signal controlled crossings.
The repair work will include demolishing the retaining wall, which has been leaning and getting progressively worse, then a new reinforced concrete retaining wall will be built in its place.
These works were originally scheduled for the summer of 2021 but were delayed so they did not clash with other works in the area.
Source: South Gloucestershire Council’s Highway Improvements newsletter, December 2021
For further information, see the following posts on the South Gloucestershire Council StreetCare Facebook page:
- 25th July 2022
- 23rd February 2022
- 4th February 2022
- 12th January 2022
- 31st December 2021
- 30th December 2021
UPDATE (22nd July 2022): “Work to repair the retaining wall along the A38 at Filton is ongoing and our team is currently installing the stone facing onto the wall. This work is expected to complete by the end of the summer. The footway remains closed along this stretch of the A38 while the work continues. Both southbound lanes of the A38 are open to traffic at peak times.”
UPDATE (6th April 2022): “The large number of utilities (gas, water, electricity, telecommunications) in the footway in front of the wall have made the job more complex. It means a lane on the southbound carriageway of Gloucester Road North will remain closed until work is completed. The footpath alongside the southbound carriageway will also be closed and pedestrians will be diverted alongside the northbound carriageway via the existing signal controlled crossings.”
LATEST (4th March 2022): “Works now delayed because of access to private land.”
UPDATE (23rd February 2022): “We are still on schedule to complete the rebuilding of the wall and stabilisation works by May.”
Brook Way, Bradley Stoke
There will be temporary traffic lights along Brook Way, Bradley Stoke, starting from Monday 24th October 2022 for one week (weather permitting) while traffic calming work is carried out.
The work location is between the junction with Kemperleye Way (north end) and the junction with Hawkins Crescent (north end).
A spokesperson for South Gloucestershire Council said:
“Our teams are installing a raised speed table at an existing zebra crossing and originally planned to do the work under a full road closure but will do so now under traffic lights.”
UPDATE (2nd November 2022): Works appears to have been completed.
UPDATE (31st October 2022): No communication from South Gloucestershire Council, but one.network is now showing temporary traffic lights in use at this location until Wednesday 2nd November 2022.
Brook Way will be closed from the junction with Kemperleye Way (north end) to the junction with Hawkins Crescent between 24th October and 28th October 2022 for the installation of a new raised table at the existing zebra crossing.
Related link: Raised table proposed for Brook Way zebra crossing (April 2021, The Journal)
UPDATE from First West of England (18th October 2022):
Brook Way in Bradley Stoke will now not be closed to service 73 and instead be under temporary traffic light control.”
The service 73 will be able to operate its normal route.
UPDATE (18th October 2022): Notwithstanding the previous statement from First Bus (see below), in response to an enquiry from the Journal, a source at South Gloucestershire Council said:
“A road closure will not be required for this work and it will take place with temporary lights in place.”
News from First West of England:
Brook Way in Bradley Stoke will be closed to service 73 from 07:00 on Monday 24th and will remain fully closed until 17:00 (estimated) on Friday 28th October to facilitate carriageway works.
Service 73 heading towards Cribbs Causeway from Orpheus Avenue will be diverted via Baileys Court Road, Webbs Wood Road and Bradley Stoke Way to resume normal route at Savages Wood Road.
Service 73 heading towards the Centre will operate the reverse of the above.
Regretfully the bus stops Elm Close, Braydon Avenue and Linden Drive on Brook Way will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Orpheus Avenue or Willow Brook heading towards Cribbs Causeway or Manor Farm Roundabout or Orpheus Avenue bus stops heading towards Centre.
Stoke Lane, Stoke Lodge
Phase 2
South Gloucestershire Council has written to residents to inform them that Stoke Lane will be closed from Monday 26th September to Wednesday 12th October 2022 for “major resurfacing”.
A map supplied with the letter shows the extent of the work as being between the Amberley Road junction and the Braydon Avenue mini-roundabout.
“For the the duration of the works, the road will be closed and all traffic will be diverted around the area whilst the closures are in place.”
A more recent announcement by First Bus, however, states that Stoke Lane will be closed overnight [only] to services 19 & Y6 between 20:00 and 06:00 from Monday 26th September through to Friday 7th October 2022 (excluding weekend).
UPDATE (30th October 2022): The new speed calming table and bumps have now been fitted and work appears to be complete.
UPDATE: Resurfacing was completed by Wednesday 12th October 2022, but the new speed calming table and bumps are yet to be fitted.
UPDATE: Overnight road closures began on Tuesday 27th September 2022.
Phase 1
A section of Stoke Lane (in Stoke Lodge) will be closed for [four] (initially) two weeks while traffic calming works take place.
The road will be closed to all traffic from [Monday 8th August 2022] Monday 22nd August 2022 from its junction with Amberley Road to its junction with Stokemead.
The signed diversion in place will be: Little Stoke Lane, B4057 (Gipsy Patch Lane), A38 (Gloucester Road), Stoke Lane and vice versa.
From Monday 5th September 2022, the road will be open but with temporary traffic signals in place.
Read more (with latest updates): Stoke Lane to be closed for two weeks from Monday (22nd August)
UPDATE from South Gloucestershire Council on Saturday 3rd September 2022:
Stoke Lane, Patchway has reopened to traffic.
From Monday 5th September there will be traffic signals in place while the work to install traffic calming measures continues.
UPDATE from South Gloucestershire Council on Friday 12th August 2022:
Preliminary works at Stoke Lane, Stoke Lodge, will begin on Monday 22nd August 2022.
Stoke Lane, from Amberley Road to its junction with Stokemead, will be closed for two weeks to prepare for traffic calming measures and a 20mph zone.
The work to add a speed table and speed cushions and introduce a 20mph zone is proposed to start in September 2022. We also plan to resurface Stoke Lane as part of this phase of work.
UPDATE from South Gloucestershire Council on Thursday 4th August 2022:
? The traffic calming works at Stoke Lane in Stoke Lodge have been postponed.
? The works, which were originally scheduled for 8th August, have been postponed to a later date. We apologise for the delay.
Previous article: Council postpones four-week closure of Stoke Lane for traffic calming works (BSJ)
Bus diversions
First Bus services 19 and Y6 will divert along the full length of Gipsy Patch Lane (i.e. under the railway bridge) and Hayes Way. The bus stops between and including Little Stoke School and The Grove on the A38 will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at Winterbourne Road bus stop in Hatchet Road or Charlton Boulevard.
A38 Gloucester Road
News from First West of England:
“The A38 slip road heading towards the Royal Mail and Hayes Way will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 from Monday 17th through to Thursday 20th October 2022 (four nights) to facilitate carriageway works.”
“As a result of this closure the Gipsy Patch Lane bus stop by the Royal Mail will not be served and passengers are advised to use the Filton Airfield bus stop which is the stop before.”
Source: A38 Slip Road, Patchway – CLOSURE – (75 & Y6)
North Road, Stoke Gifford
Work being carried out by Wales & West Utilities:
North Road (6th July – 16th August 2022): Traffic control (multi-way signals)
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Read more: North Road temporary traffic lights set to remain until mid-August (SGJ)
A4018 & B4055, Almondsbury
Two stretches of road in Henbury/Almondsbury/Cribbs Causeway will be closed overnight in stages for resurfacing starting from Monday 8th August 2022.
These works are connected to new traffic signal junction improvements being carried along the A4018 associated with major new housing developments in the surrounding area.
The A4018 Wyck Beck Road – Northbound from the City of Bristol boundary in a northerly direction to Lysander Road roundabout, Cribbs Causeway will be closed overnight for one night, Tuesday 9th August 2022, from 9pm to 6am.
The B4055 Station Road, from its junction with Berwick Drive to the roundabout junction at A4018 Wyck Beck Road, will be closed overnight on Monday 8th August, Wednesday 10th August and Thursday 11th August 2022 from 8pm until 6am.
Alternative routes for Wyck Beck: Knole Lane, Pen Park Road, Southmead Road, Gloucester Road North, Hayes Way, Merlin Road, Lysander Road, Cribbs Causeway.
For Station Road: Henbury Road, Crow Lane, Wyck Beck Road and vice versa
Source: South Gloucestershire Council StreetCare
Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke
Gipsy Patch Lane will be fully closed to traffic, between the entrance to Pegasus Park and the junction with Taurus Road, from 8pm on Friday 22nd July until 6am on Monday 8th August 2022.
The road closure is required to allow resurfacing of the widened carriageway west of the railway bridge (Rolls-Royce side).
Read more: “Final” two-week full closure of Gipsy Patch Lane to start Friday 22nd July
UWE Campus, Frenchay
The UWE Campus will be closed overnight to bus services 19, 48a, 70, 71, 72, m1 and m3 between 19:00 and 07:00 from Wednesday 3rd through to Friday 5th August 2022 (three nights) for resurfacing works.
Read more: UWE Campus – CLOSURE – (19, 48a, 70, 71, 72, m1 & m3)
M5 junctions 13 and 14
*** WORK POSTPONED – See update below ***
The M5 will be fully closed overnight between junctions 13 and 14 in Gloucestershire on Saturday 25th June 2022 as a new bridge is lifted into place at Michaelwood Services.
The 40-year-old footbridge spanning the southbound and northbound areas of the services was closed to pedestrians in 2018 and dismantled in early 2020 as part of a National Highways project.
Preparatory work has been ongoing since February as part of a £3.2 million replacement project, and a new bridge footbridge and fittings will be installed between Saturday 25th June and Monday 4th July to enable access between the southbound and northbound areas of the services.
A 230-tonne crane will be employed to slot the new 200ft (61-metre) footbridge in place and during the work, the M5 will be fully closed in both directions between Junction 13 (Stroud) and Junction 14 (Thornbury) from 8pm on Saturday 25th June until 6am on Sunday 26th June.
Clearly signed diversions will be in place via the A419 and A38 Bristol Road, and drivers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys while this essential work is carried out.
Once the main bridge is installed, contractors MJ Church and King Lifting will employ two 200-tonne cranes to lift the ramps and stairs into place under overnight closures during the following week.
The southbound carriageway will also be closed overnight on the Sunday (8pm to 6am) and Friday 1st July and Monday 4th July, while the northbound carriageway will be closed for overnight work on Monday 27th June, Tuesday 28th June and Thursday 30th June.
Latest news: South West – Maintenance schemes (National Highways)
Work postponed
UPDATE added 21st June 2022.
National Highways has postponed this weekend’s planned installation of the new Michaelwood Services footbridge between junctions 13 and 14 of the M5 in Gloucestershire.
Due to steel galvanising issues with sections of the steel bridge span, this has now been postponed, along with the following week of overnight closures to install ramps, stairs and other fittings.
The work to lift the main span into place has now been provisionally scheduled for overnight on Saturday 2nd July 2022, with further fitting works provisionally programmed to take place under overnight southbound and northbound closures between 17th July and 20th July 2022.
Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke
A section of Gipsy Patch Lane, between the Hatchet Road roundabout and the Little Stoke Lane junction, will be resurfaced over two weekends: Friday 24th June to Monday 27th June 2022 and Friday 1st July to Monday 4th July 2022.
The eastbound carriageway (towards the Hatchet Road roundabout) will be resurfaced on the first weekend between 8pm on Friday 24th June and 6am on Monday 27th June. During this time the eastbound carriageway of Gipsy Patch Lane, between the Little Stoke Lane junction and the Hatchet Road roundabout, will be closed to traffic. The junction with Little Stoke Lane will also be closed. Traffic exiting Bush Avenue will only be able to turn left. Diversions will be in place.
The westbound carriageway (towards the A38) will be resurfaced between 8pm on Friday 1st July and 6am on Monday 4th July. During this time the westbound carriageway of Gipsy Patch Lane, between the Hatchet Road roundabout and the Little Stoke Lane junction, will be closed to traffic. The junction with Bush Avenue will also be closed. Traffic needing access to Bush Avenue and Smithcourt Drive will need to use the service road next to the Stokers pub. Diversions will be in place.
Read more: Further closures of Gipsy Patch Lane in June & July (SGJ)
Church Road / Westfield Lane, Stoke Gifford
Work being carried out by Wales & West Utilities:
- Church Road (7th June – 15th July 2022): Traffic control (multi-way signals)
- Westfield Lane (14th June – 24th June 2022): Traffic control (multi-way signals)
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A38 Gloucester Road, Almondsbury: M4 overbridge refurbishment
“The bridge deck at this location is in need of refurbishment to ensure the durability of the structure. Works are extensive and will include repair of concrete, drainage, and the footway. In addition, we will replace waterproofing and bridge joints and finally renew the surfacing. We’ll work mainly during daytime hours and the bridge will remain open throughout most of the works.” (National Highways)
Location map (Google Maps)
Traffic management
Phase 1: 13th November 2021 to 3rd January 2022
- Two narrow lanes and a 30mph speed limit will be in place on the bridge deck
- A 24/7 bridge closure is planned from 6am 14th November to 6am 15th November [COMPLETED]
Phases 2 and 3: 4th January to June 2022
Two-way temporary traffic lights and a single lane will be in place on the bridge deck.
Planned overnight closures – 8pm to 6 am the following morning:
- 4th January 2022
- 28th January 2022
- 6th March 2022
- 30th & 31st March 2022
1st & 2nd June 2022- 1st June 2022
- 6th – 10th June 2022
Locally signed diversions will be in place for light traffic. HGVs will be diverted via M5 J14 to J16 and vice versa. Please note these closures may be subject to change.
The May 2022 project newsletter (see link below) states:
“The bridge will be fully opened, with all traffic management removed on the morning of 11th June 2022.”
Project newsletters
Format: PDF file (on Dropbox)
Bus diversions
- 1st June & 6th-10th June 2022 (First Bus T1)
Read more: Bridge works will reduce A38 to single lane for 5 months (BSJ)
*** WORK COMPLETED 10th June 2022 ***
Long Down Avenue, Cheswick Village
Long Down Avenue in Cheswick Village will be closed for major resurfacing works for one week from Wednesday 1st June.
A spokesperson for South Gloucestershire Council said:
“The works will involve the planning off of the existing surface of the carriageway and laying a new surface. These are essential works as part of the council’s resurfacing programme.”
“The work will take place overnight from 8pm to 6am and these works are expected to create a significant amount of noise. We thank residents for their patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
Alternative routes will be signposted whilst the works take place.
Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke
To enable Gipsy Patch Lane to be reopened to two-way traffic, resurfacing work will need to take place over the Easter period. From 8pm on Friday 8th April until 6am on Monday 25th April 2022, Gipsy Patch Lane will be closed to all traffic between its junction with Little Stoke Lane and the entrance to Pegasus Park.
During the resurfacing work all side road junctions along Gipsy Patch Lane that fall within the closure will also need to be closed to traffic. This includes the junctions for Station Road, Gifford Crescent, the service roads, Smithcourt Drive and Bush Avenue. Pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to use the shared use path along Gipsy Patch Lane and access side junctions.
There will be signed diversion routes in place throughout the closure.
Businesses at Station Road, Gifford Crescent, Pegasus Park and Stokers public house will remain open for business as usual and will need to be accessed via signed diversions.
Read more: Two-way traffic to return along full length of Gipsy Patch Lane in late April (SGJ)
Status: Two-way traffic restored at 10.15am on Sunday 24th April 2022 (SGJ)
Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke
A one-way (westbound only) scheme for motor vehicles is operating along Gipsy Patch Lane between the Station Road junction, east of the railway bridge, and the Rolls-Royce mini-roundabout, west of the railway bridge.
The junctions for Gifford Crescent, Station Road and the [Gipsy Patch Lane, north side] service road have been reopened to traffic. Vehicles are able to turn left and right out of these junctions.
West of the bridge, access to Pegasus Park is ‘right-in’ and ‘right-out’ only and the junction with Titan Road is closed.
Cyclists and pedestrians are able to use the new shared use path under the railway bridge (in both directions).
South Gloucestershire Council says the one-way system is necessary to “allow safe and efficient working” during the construction of new bus lanes along Gipsy Patch Lane, on either side of the bridge. It will also permit Network Rail’s contractor Alun Griffiths to install the redesigned pumping equipment under the road surface on the south side of the carriageway beneath the bridge.
- A full (two-way) reopening of Gipsy Patch Lane is scheduled for [
Q4 2022;end of September 2022] Monday 25th April 2022.
Overnight road closures
South Gloucestershire Council has announced three additional overnight full closures of Gipsy Patch Lane that are needed in preparation of the resurfacing work taking place over Easter (see Upcoming roadworks section below).
Gipsy Patch Lane will be closed to all traffic between the junction of Little Stoke Lane and the entrance to Pegasus Park on the following dates:
- Friday 1st April 2022, 8pm to 6am
- Saturday 2nd April 2022, 8pm to 6am
Gipsy Patch Lane will also need to be closed between its junction with the A38 and the entrance to Pegasus Park on Thursday 7th April 2022, from 8pm to 6am.
All side road junctions along Gipsy Patch Lane that fall within the closures will also need to be closed to traffic. This includes the junctions for Titan Road, Taurus Road, Station Road, Gifford Crescent, the service roads, Smithcourt Drive and Bush Avenue.
Signed diversion routes will be in place during the overnight closures.
Pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to use the shared-use path along Gipsy Patch Lane and access the side junctions.
Read more:
- Two-way traffic to return along full length of Gipsy Patch Lane in late April (SGJ)
- Station Road and Gifford Crescent junctions set to reopen from Monday (SGJ)
- Two-way traffic returns to part of Gipsy Patch Lane (SGJ)
- Relief as Gipsy Patch bridge route reopens to traffic (SGJ)
Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke
Gipsy Patch Lane will be fully closed to traffic, between the service road junction, east of the railway bridge, and the Rolls Royce Gate 5, west of the railway bridge, between 8pm Saturday 29th January 2022 and 8pm Sunday 30th January 2022.
This closure is needed to enable South Gloucestershire Council’s Streetcare team to make changes to the temporary road layout and reopen some of the residential side-road junctions following substantial completion of certain phases of the works. Other works east and west of bridge will continue.
During the closure, the westbound one-way system will not be in operation and those needing to travel by car between Stoke Gifford and the Filton/Patchway area will need to use the diversion route via Winterbourne Road, Bradley Stoke Way and the A38, or vice versa. For those requiring access to Pegasus Park this will be via Gipsy Patch Lane west of the railway bridge where portable traffic signals will be in operation.
Pedestrian and cycling access will be maintained via the new shared use path.
Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke
A full closure of Gipsy Patch Lane at the railway bridge, for vehicles AND pedestrians, is planned for Sunday 5th December 2021, between 9am and 5pm.
Read more: Gipsy Patch Lane full closure on Sunday 5th December (SGJ)
Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke
Full closures of Gipsy Patch Lane are planned for:
- Sunday 21st November 2021, 8am to 8pm, east of the bridge, between the Little Stoke Lane junction and the railway bridge
- Sunday 28th November 2021, 8am to 8pm, west of the railway bridge, between the bridge and the Rolls-Royce mini-roundabout
Read more: Two-way traffic returns to part of Gipsy Patch Lane (SGJ)
Little Stoke Lane, Little Stoke
The southern end of Little Stoke Lane, between its junctions with Orpheus Avenue and Gipsy Patch Lane will be closed to all vehicles for a period of up to five days starting Saturday 16th October 2021. The closure is required to allow Wessex Water to repair a sewer.
The alternative route for vehicles is via Little Stoke Lane – Gipsy Patch Lane – Orpheus Avenue – Little Stoke Lane, and vice versa.
More details: https://one.network/?GB123849160
See also: Temporary Closure of Little Stoke Lane (SGPC)
Additional information from South Gloucestershire Council:
Anyone needing to access Station Road, Patchway Station or the shops on Kingsway will need to use Orpheus Avenue.
The westbound one-way system on Gipsy Patch Lane will remain open for through traffic and those needing to access Bush Avenue and Smithcourt Drive.
While this work is taking place the Council’s Streetcare team will take advantage of the road closure and carry out some surfacing repair work along Gipsy Patch Lane.
Status: Completed on Saturday 23rd October 2021.