July/August 2017
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Ring Road traffic hell set to start in late July
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ommuters in north Bristol are being warned to expect significant additional delays on roads throughout the area when South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) commences repairs to the Bromley Heath Viaduct in the final week of July. The A4174 Ring Road near Hambrook is to be reduced to 50 percent capacity (one lane each way instead of two) for an estimated 33 weeks from the weekend of 22nd/23rd July. The project was originally expected to take 52 weeks to complete, but a recent decision by the West of England Joint Committee to allocate additional funding of £2.8m means that it has been possible to reduce its duration. This will be achieved by carrying out the work over dual weekday shifts, with some weekend work as and when required. Cllr Colin Hunt, SGC Cabinet member responsible for transport, said: “Reducing the length of the work will help to alleviate congestion and the impact of diversions on local communities, commuters and people travelling through the area. We know the scheme will cause significant disruption for people but we are trying everything we can to mitigate this.” The work is required in order to undertake essential maintenance on one of two parallel viaducts that carry the road over the River Frome between the Hambrook lights and Bromley Heath Roundabout. The southern viaduct, which carries the westbound carriageway, is in need of: pier strengthening, bearing replacement, drainage improvements, waterproofing, parapet and safety fence replacement, concrete repairs, and abnormal load carrying capacity improvements. A separate major project to provide a wider shared path and a protective barrier for cyclists and pedestrians using the viaduct will be carried out concurrently with the repairs.
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CHURCH ROAD
Frampton Cotterell
BRISTOL ROAD
M4 Bradley Stoke
B4058
Winterbourne Coalpit Heath A342
Stoke Gifford
BURY HILL
Closed at this point
CUCKOO LANE
M32
B4465
Closed at this point
BROMLEY HEATH ROAD
Closed at this point
A4174 Filton
BRISTOL
WORK AREA Frenchay
BROMLEY HEATH SERVICE ROAD Closed at this point
Lyde Green Downend
M4
A4174
To access M32 and Bristol from Yate use B4058 as an alternative route KEY
heavy traffic congestion traffic congestion recommended roads to use during the works CONGESTION ON OTHER LOCAL ROADS IS EXPECTED
Road closed at this point motorway roads
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