Transport £174m plan to improve road network
SOUTH Gloucestershire Council has revealed how it is spending £174million which it has invested into improving its transport network.
Over the next four years, major changes will be made to roads in South Gloucestershire to reduce congestion and make way for new developments in the area.
Projects including the Cribbs Patchway Metrobus Extension (CPME) and controversial Wraxall Road roundabout have been allocated millions of pounds.
Most notably, nearly £44million is being spent on MetroWest phase two – a project proposing new train stations at Henbury, North Filton and Ashley Down forming part of the ‘Henbury spur.’
Plans also show that more than £37million has been allocated to the Local Transport Capital Programme, which includes public transport improvements such as a Park and Ride on the M32, a train station in Charfield and walking and cycling improvements to the Bristol to Bath railway path.
Also being invested in is Go Ultra Low, a project that aims to accelerate the purchase of electric vehicles across Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Furthermore, more than £2million is being invested in improving Great Stoke roundabout, which will see all approaches widened and new pedestrian crossings to make it safer.
South Gloucestershire Councillor Steve Reade said: “The aim of this ambitious programme of work is to get our road network ready for major new housing and business developments in the area, as well as making sustainable travel options a more attractive choice so that we can keep people moving now and in years to come.”
It comes as locals are being asked to have their say on
“major improvements” to roads in South Gloucestershire. The council has put forward proposals to improve the A432 and A4174 between Yate and Bristol for people walking, cycling and travelling by bus.
A string of improvements includes new bus stops, crossings and speed limits, as well as improved junctions. Also being proposed is a new twoway cycle track in Coalpit Heath and a bus gate at the Hambrook junction.
The aim is to get our road network ready for major new housing and business developments
Cllr Steve Reade