South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public consultation on proposed casualty reduction measures for the Patchway Brook Roundabout on Bradley Stoke Way (adjacent to the Aldi store). The purpose of the scheme is to reduce the number of personal injury accidents involving cyclists and motorcyclists at the roundabout, which joins Bradley Stoke Way, Pear Tree Road, Brook Way and Bowsland
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Work to install a new raised table pedestrian crossing on Brook Way, close to the mini-roundabout at the junction with Wheatfield Drive, is set to commence on Monday (20th June). The work to install a 75mm high raised table across the full width of the road and widen the island and footway approaches to the crossing could last until Friday
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BBC Bristol reports that South Gloucestershire Council has confirmed that it will cease funding for speed cameras in the district from April. The Council currently contributes £144,842 funding to the West of England Road Safety Partnership, which in turn funds Safecam, the body that operates road safety cameras on its behalf. A Council spokesman is quoted as saying: “The council
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Parents of children attending Holy Trinity School in Bradley Stoke are calling for a safer pedestrian crossing on busy Pear Tree Road after several “near misses”. The road is a main access route in the town, but despite having a zebra crossing [Google Streetview], parents claim that cars are still exceeding the speed limit and putting children’s lives at risk.
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Local Liberal Democrat Councillor Jon Williams has slammed the Conservatives for, he says, wrongly claiming credit over the approval of a new pedestrian crossing on Brook Way. The row follows a campaign by parents of children at Wheatfield Primary School, who said they found it dangerous getting to the school from Saxon Way and other roads on the west side
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A meeting of the Southern Brooks Area Forum this evening (Tuesday 1st December) is set to discuss a number of road safety schemes that have been proposed for the Bradley Stoke area. Area forums, organised by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), give local people the opportunity to talk about issues and concerns that affect their neighbourhoods. They champion local needs and
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