South Gloucestershire Council is running a public consultation on a plan to make permanent the 20mph speed limit on the road that passes under Parkway Bridge in Stoke Gifford. Introduced in summer 2021, the reduced speed limit is intended to “encourage more considerate driving under and around the bridge” after the footways under the bridge were permanently widened…
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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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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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