Temporary shuttle lights which had been in place at Parkway Bridge since June 2020 were removed at the start of September, coinciding with the start of the new school year and an anticipated increase in traffic levels. At the same time, footways under the bridge have been permanently widened by small amounts and a 20mph speed limit for road users introduced.
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A two-week-long series of overnight closures of the road under Parkway railway bridge is set to begin tonight (Monday 23rd August 2021). Work being carried out during the closures will allow two-way traffic under the bridge to be restored, while at the same time permanently widening the footways by a combined 80 centimetres.
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Temporary shuttle lights which have been in place at Parkway Bridge since June 2020 are to be removed ahead of the start of the new school year in September. Other planned changes will see the footways under the bridge widened and a 20mph speed limit introduced for road users.
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Following the revelation in June’s SGJ magazine that council officers are pushing for the temporary ‘shuttle’ traffic lights at Parkway Bridge to remain in place for a further 12 months, varying accounts have emerged of a further meeting held in late June to discuss the future of the controversial scheme.
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As previously reported, the current temporary shuttle lights at Parkway Bridge are opposed by the three South Gloucestershire ward councillors for Stoke Gifford. One of the three, Brian Allinson, has repeatedly called for an additional tunnel to be constructed through the railway embankment, alongside the existing bridge.
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A local resident has started an online petition to have the temporary one-way traffic lights at Parkway railway bridge removed with immediate effect, but knowledgeable sources have told the Journal that council officers have recently recommended extending the controversial scheme for a further 12 months.
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A controversial temporary one-way traffic scheme at Parkway railway bridge that is intended to facilitate easier social distancing for pedestrians and cyclists is to be reviewed in mid-September. Meanwhile, a local resident has started a petition calling for it to be scrapped because of the traffic congestion it is causing at some times of the day.
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Temporary traffic signals are to be installed at Parkway railway bridge in order to facilitate easier ‘social distancing’ for pedestrians and cyclists passing under the structure. The changes are to be implemented for a two-week trial period starting on Sunday 14th June.
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Stoke Gifford councillor Brian Allinson has repeated his demand for a separate pedestrian and cyclist tunnel to be constructed alongside Parkway railway bridge following another vehicle strike incident. The bridge is actually formed of two separate structures, a steel deck bridge to the Hatchet Road side and a brick arch bridge to the Brierly Furlong side. While the steel deck
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An incident in early November in which the roof of a double decker bus was sheared off as it passed under the Hatchet Road railway bridge near Parkway Station has brought renewed calls for a pedestrian subway to be created alongside the bridge. The bus involved in the collision is understood to have been hired by GWR to transport passengers
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