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June 2021
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Gipsy Patch Lane: Highway works intensify east of railway bridge
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work began on 4th May and will continue, through several stages, until July. Temporary traffic lights are in use, restricting the road to single-file traffic along Gipsy Patch Lane between the Stokers pub and the eastbound dual carriageway section of Gipsy Patch Lane. On the south side of the road, Western Power Distribution (WPD) has begun work to divert a major power cable. The council says this work will allow it to plant as many replacement trees as possible following the felling of 20 semi-mature trees earlier this year. This work, which involves digging a trench and laying a new cable and duct in it, section by section, is on schedule to be completed in early June. Also on the south side, Bristol
Highway works on the north side of Gipsy Patch Lane (east of bridge) in May
Water will be diverting a major water pipe. This will follow on from the work being undertaken by WPD and will involve digging a trench and installing a new pipe. The work was scheduled to begin on 1st June and last approximately eight weeks until the end of July, with working hours from 8am to 5pm, proceeding east to west in stages. Along Smithcourt Drive, the new pipe will be laid in sections
of between 50-75 metres in the carriageway for approximately four weeks from 1st June, with road remaining accessible. From the corner of Gipsy Patch Lane and Bush Avenue to the Stokers pub car park, a road closure will be required, however, access will be maintained for residents and patrons of the pub. This phase of the works is planned to start from 28th June and will last for approximately four weeks.
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ollowing the frustrating news revealed in our last issue that the railway bridge at Gipsy Patch Lane may not reopen to motorised traffic until December (and then only one way), the last month has seen a slew of announcements relating to highway works east of the bridge, between the junctions with Little Stoke Lane and Station Road. Construction work to upgrade two existing bus stops to MetroBus specification, which required a westbound road closure, was completed in early May. The new shelters and iPoints will be installed later. The widening of Gipsy Patch Lane in order to construct a new bus lane requires the installation of a new drainage system on the north side of the road. This
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