MetroBus construction work gets under way at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way, on the southbound approach to Great Stoke Roundabout.

MetroBus work at southern end of Bradley Stoke Way to start next week

MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths have announced that they will commence construction of the final stretch of new bus lane on Bradley Stoke Way next week (w/c Monday 27th February). The work area is located at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way between Great Meadow Roundabout (junction with Baileys Court Road) and Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout. Vegetation clearance at the site began several

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Overnight resurfacing work on Bradley Stoke Way, as part of the MetroBus project.

Five-way traffic lights to be used for final phase of Bradley Stoke Way resurfacing

MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths have confirmed plans to complete the resurfacing of Bradley Stoke Way over the first two nights of this week, which will involve the use of five-way traffic lights around Patchway Brook Roundabout (near Aldi). It is anticipated that traffic control will be active from 8pm each night. A Griffiths spokesperson said: “Having now concluded the night-time surfacing along

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Roadside sign announcing closure of Woodlands Lane for 18 weeks from 2nd September.

Woodlands Lane junction set to be fully reopened by end of February

MetroBus contractor Alun Griffiths and South Gloucestershire Council say they are on schedule to have the junction of Woodlands Lane with Bradley Stoke Way fully reopened by the end of February, subject to weather conditions allowing resurfacing operations to be completed as planned. The Woodlands Lane junction was closed to all traffic on 2nd September 2015, for an estimated 18

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Sign advertising planned overnight and weekend closures of Bradley Stoke Way during January 2017. The road closures are associated with construction of the North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus route.

Overnight closures of Bradley Stoke Way (eastbound) for five nights this week

MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths have confirmed that overnight closures of Bradley Stoke Way for final resurfacing will continue from Monday to Friday this week (6th to 10th February), between the hours of 8pm and 5am. The closures this week will be eastbound-only, covering either the full section between the Aztec West Roundabout and Patchway Brook Roundabout (near Aldi) or the shorter

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Overnight road closure on Bradley Stoke Way - for MetroBus resurfacing work.

Overnight closures of Bradley Stoke Way set to continue this week

MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths have announced that overnight closures of Bradley Stoke Way for final resurfacing will continue from Monday to Friday this week (30th January to 3rd February), between the hours of 8pm and 5am. The westbound-only closures between Patchway Brook Roundabout (near Aldi) and the Aztec West Roundabout seen in the last two weeks will continue, weather permitting,

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A road roller stands ready on Bradley Stoke Way.

Overnight closures of Bradley Stoke Way planned for every night this week (Mon-Fri)

MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths say they plan to make the best of the current fair weather and continue with overnight closures of a section of Bradley Stoke Way for a further five nights this week, commencing tonight (Monday 23rd January). Griffiths’ community liaison officer Jim Aitken said: “We are carrying on the night work this week to make best progress and

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Bradley Stoke MetroBus meeting on Thursday 12th January.

MetroBus public meeting in Bradley Stoke this Thursday (12th January)

A public meeting is to take take place in Bradley Stoke this Thursday (12th January) to provide residents with further information about upcoming MetroBus construction activities in the town. A media note issued ahead of the meeting states: “The MetroBus works on [the northern and central sections of] Bradley Stoke Way are nearing completion. Between now and the end of February,

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MetroBus major roadworks sign on Bradley Stoke Way.

[Letter] MetroBus stops are poorly designed

Whilst traversing Bradley Stoke Way between Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout and Savages Wood Roundabout, I noticed that the new bus stops constructed for the MetroBus scheme are not set back to allow carriageway flow for other road users when buses stop for boarding/alighting passengers, even though the verges allow ample room for this. Surely, this positioning will only lead to

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