A main road in north Bristol that has been subject to traffic management measures for over two years was fully reopened this morning (Sunday 24th April). Motor vehicles can now pass along the full length of Gipsy Patch Lane in both directions – westbound towards the A38 Gloucester Road, and eastbound towards Little Stoke, Stoke Gifford and Bradley Stoke.
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Two-way traffic is set to return along the full length of Gipsy Patch Lane for the first time in more than two years. But ahead of this, a two-week full closure of the road east of the bridge is needed to carry out resurfacing work.
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Two junctions on Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke, that have been closed to motor vehicles for many months because of railway bridge and highway widening works are set to reopen from Monday (31st January). A weekend full road closure of Gipsy Patch Lane will take place to make the necessary changes to the road layout.
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Public funding is likely to be needed to support services on the new MetroBus route currently being constructed along Gipsy Patch Lane, according to a report by the West of England Combined Authority. If necessary, a procurement exercise will be carried out to ensure a service is in place by early 2023.
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Further carriageway surfacing work under the new railway bridge on Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke, is due to get under way tonight (Monday 13th December 2021). Network Rail and its contractor Alun Griffiths will be surfacing the carriageway and footpath on the south side of the bridge.
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Complaints about bus driver changeovers causing traffic congestion on Hatchet Road go back as far as 2017/18, the Journal can reveal. Stagecoach says it had to abandon plans to shift the changeover location to Southmead Hospital because of the pandemic.
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South Gloucestershire Council has announced a further one-day full closure of Gipsy Patch Lane, on Sunday 5th December 2021. The road will be closed at the railway bridge between 9am and 5pm to enable Network Rail and its contractor to install the valve chambers for the new pumping station.
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The good progress being made with highway widening works east of the new railway bridge on Gipsy Patch Lane has allowed South Gloucestershire Council to plan for a return to two-way traffic on part of the road with effect from Monday 22nd November.
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Local councillors and stakeholders have been informed that the planned date for a full (two-way) reopening of Gipsy Patch Lane has been brought forward by three months. Project managers at South Gloucestershire Council say they are now aiming to fully reopen the road from the end of September 2022.
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South Gloucestershire Council has taken action to improve the visibility of road signs marking the extent of a new 20mph speed limit on roads either side of Parkway Bridge following complaints that the signage is inadequate and poorly positioned. The reduced speed limit was introduced when two-way traffic under the bridge was restored in September.
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