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Free shuttle bus to ease chaos from closed A432 bridge over M4 motorway

A new free shuttle bus is being laid on to try to ease traffic chaos and delays from the long-term closure of a bridge over the M4 in South Gloucestershire. The half-hourly service will start on Thursday 14th September, to take passengers from Yate Park & Ride via Coalpit Heath to the Cuckoo Lane junction on the A432 Badminton Road, from where it is a short walk to…

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Badminton Road motorway overbridge closure likely to last until at least Christmas

Traffic problems caused by the closure of a bridge over the M4 look set to last until at least the end of the year. National Highways closed the A432 Badminton Road overbridge on the main road between Bristol and Yate earlier this month after finding “accelerated deterioration and cracking” to the south-east underside of the structure, which was built in 1966.

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South Glos Council abandons plans for further ‘throughabouts’ on A4174

Council chiefs have scrapped plans for a series of controversial ‘throughabouts’ and other big changes to junctions on the A4174 Ring Road. South Glos Council temporarily put the brakes on the £30m proposals a year ago amid huge opposition. Now they have decided to abandon the plans, insisting there has been a “significant reduction” in traffic congestion…

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Photo showing road space temporarily cordoned off on the A4174 in Filton.

New measures introduced to assist social distancing whilst walking and cycling

The first of a number of new measures planned in communities across South Gloucestershire to help pedestrians and cyclists move around whilst social distancing has been put into place on the A4174 Ring Road in Filton.

The changes are in response to changing transport habits in light of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and they come as lockdown restrictions are being gradually eased.

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