Photo of road closure signs on a bridge.

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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Public drop-ins to provide more detail on major highways investment

South Gloucestershire Council is investing £160 million over four years to reduce congestion and emissions, improve cycling and pedestrian routes, facilitate faster bus journeys and future proof the road network. Highway improvement schemes are planned across the district and the aim of this ambitious programme of work is to get the road network ready for major new housing and business

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Sodbury road to be resurfaced

Sodbury campaigners have joined residents in welcoming news that a local road will be resurfaced later this month. The council has confirmed that, weather permitting, the resurfacing work in Hartley Close, off St Johns Way, is scheduled to start on Monday 28th February. Conservative-run South Gloucestershire Council has invested an extra £4m over the last two years to ensure more

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Ring Road lane closures

Parts of the A4174 Ring Road will be closed from Monday 24 August to allow staff from South Gloucestershire Council to carry out litter picking, grass cutting, road sweeping and gully emptying. Some of the work will be carried out on the central reservation which is why the partial lane closure is required as a safety precaution. These essential works

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