The South Glos Post

A Conservative councillor has joined local residents in welcoming the start of building work on a new footpath.

South Gloucestershire Council has started to construct the first phase of a long-awaited footpath between the villages of Alveston and Old Down.

Local residents have been requesting the footpath for a number of years. Back in 1992, Mr Arthur Webb, an Old Down resident, raised a petition of over 200 signatures to get it built. He is delighted that building work has started on the first phase.

As part of the scheme, new ‘bus borders’ are also being built at the bus stops to help those residents with mobility issues.

Local councillor, Matthew Riddle (Con, Severn), has backed the campaign. He said:

“I am really pleased that building work on the first phase of the much-needed Alveston to Old Down footway has started because Down Road is quite a busy road for a rural area.”

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Source: Conservative Group on South Gloucestershire Council

South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative administration has given the green light to transport schemes designed to improve road safety and beat traffic congestion across the district.

As part of this financial year’s Local Transport Capital Programme, building work will start on the district’s first park and ride facility – a £1.2m scheme at Parkway station.

Already-announced changes to the controversial 2+ lane on the ring road will be completed in an effort to respond to Downend and Emersons Green councillors’ calls for radical action to ease congestion.

And further reducing the number of casualties, which are already at a record low, will be a central aim of this year’s transport programme with a number of road safety schemes planned.

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Source: Conservative Group on South Gloucestershire Council