Drivers from Bradley Stoke looking to join or leave the M5 after 10pm tonight (Thursday 5th July) will face lengthy diversions due to an overnight closure of the motorway in both directions south of the Almondsbury Interchange. The northbound carriageway will be closed between junctions 17 (Cribbs Causeway) and 15 (Almondsbury Interchange), while the southbound carriageway will be closed between
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Overnight closures of Almondsbury Interchange sliproads starting tonight
Sliproads that connect the M4 to the M5 within the Almondsbury Interchange are to be closed overnight on seven nights in March. Tonight (Friday 2nd) will see the connections from the M4 eastbound to the M5 northbound/southbound closed from 10pm until 6am tomorrow. On three further nights in March – 3rd/4th, 1oth/11th and 17th/18th (all Saturday night through Sunday morning)
Continue readingFull closure of M4 westbound tonight near Bristol
The M4 will be closed westbound between junctions 19 and 22 from 10pm tonight (Thursday 12th January), re-opening at 6am on Friday morning. The overnight westbound closure will be repeated between the same times on Friday (13th January). The Highways Agency says the published closure times represent a worst case scenario and the period of closure could be shorter, dependent
Continue readingResidents warned of overnight works about to start on M4
Residents of Bradley Stoke who live close to the M4 motorway could be affected by overnight roadworks that are due to start on Monday (9th January). The Highways Agency says it has sent out letters to properties within 500m of the areas where the night-time work is to take place. The roadworks are the first step in the implementation of
Continue readingExhibition to explain M4/M5 managed motorway scheme
A public exhibition in Bradley Stoke later this week will provide more information about a major motorway upgrade scheme that is about to commence on the M4 and M5 near the Almondsbury Interchange. The £88.6m managed motorway scheme – the first of its kind in the South West – will involve the use of variable mandatory speed limits and use
Continue readingExhibition of M4/M5 hard shoulder running proposals
A public exhibition is being held this week to display the latest information about plans to allow vehicles to use the hard shoulder on motorways in the Bradley Stoke area. Work on the M4/M5 Managed Motorway scheme, announced by Geoff Hoon, Secretary of State for Transport, earlier this year, is due to begin in Spring 2010 and be fully operational
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