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MetroBus construction at Woodlands Lane: Gas main and complex cable ducting have caused delays.

Wednesday 19th July 2017 SH (Editor)

SGC hit by a further £2.8 million overspend on MetroBus build

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has been dealt a further body blow to its finances with the news that construction of the North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFHP) MetroBus scheme is now projected to come in nearly £16m over budget, an increase of £4.6m since the last figures were released in November 2016. The latest numbers, originating from the MetroBus Project

Photo of temporary traffic lights in operation between the Great Meadow and Great Stoke roundabouts.

Wednesday 12th July 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus construction: June progress report

By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd. Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) The Alun Griffiths compound at Woodlands Lane has now been cleared. Work on swales and landscaping is ongoing. A38 south of Aztec West The new MetroBus stops are now 100 percent complete and all traffic management for our works have been removed, however South Gloucestershire Council is

MetroBus construction work at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way.

Sunday 11th June 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus to introduce 24-hour temporary traffic lights on BSW from Monday

Motorists using the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) could be faced with extra delays for the next two weeks after MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths announced they will need to introduce 24-hour temporary traffic lights on the approach to Great Stoke Roundabout (a.k.a. Rabbit Roundabout). The company had previously given an assurance that temporary traffic lights, if needed at all in this

MetroBus roadworks in Bradley Stoke will now NOT be complete by spring 2017.

Thursday 8th June 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus roadworks extended (again) to August

MetroBus construction work will still be going on within Bradley Stoke as late as August 2017, the Journal can reveal. The news follows a decision by MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths to “re-sequence” its programme of work at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way, where a new bus lane is being constructed on the southbound approach to Great Stoke Roundabout.

Photo of MetroBus construction work near Great Stoke Roundabout.

Monday 5th June 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus build: May progress report

By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd. Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) All carriageway surfacing is now complete, including road markings and anti-skid. Landscaping is now taking place along BSW to the verge and swale areas, forming the embankments’ profiles so they may receive turfing and planting – this is very weather dependent. It is our intention to

Temporary water main installed opposite the junction of Bradley Stoke Way and Woodlands Lane.

Thursday 25th May 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus overspend will lead to poorer roads

The budget for maintaining roads, cycleways and footways across South Gloucestershire looks set to be slashed by up to £1m per annum for the next eight years in order to pay for the projected overspend on MetroBus, the Journal can reveal. As previously reported, construction costs for the £102m North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus route (the one which passes

Artist's impression of a MetroBus stop with iPoint.

Saturday 13th May 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus operator announcement delayed (again)

The announcement about which company (or companies) will be operating services on Bristol’s new MetroBus network has been delayed once again, this time until after the general election on 8th June, the Journal can reveal. Last summer, a West of England Partnership spokesperson said that negotiations with potential operators were expected to conclude by mid-September (2016), but it was later

Tuesday 9th May 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus construction: April progress report

By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd. Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) Continuing the finishing works for this area, areas of anti-skid surface at the junction of Orchard Gate, Woodlands Lane and Patchway Brook Roundabout will be undertaken outside of peak hours (after 7pm) during May, due to the limited space available and potential traffic impact. Now the

Aerial photo of MetroBus works on Bradley Stoke Way (taken 24th February 2017).

Tuesday 4th April 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus construction: March progress report

By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd. Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) Now that the works in this area are substantially complete there remain just some small works. Anti-skid surface is to be added in key areas along BSW on the approaches to lights, crossings and roundabouts. This will be done at off-peak times during April, with some

The Woodlands Lane junction with Bradley Stoke Way, fully reopened after being closed for 559 days for MetroBus roadworks.

Friday 10th March 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus project: February progress report

By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd. Bradley Stoke Way On Tuesday 14th February, following just over four weeks of night time surfacing between the Aztec West and Patchway Brook roundabouts, and working jointly with South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) signalisation team, the traffic lights at the Woodlands Lane and Orchard Gate junctions were commissioned and switched on.