A key road is set to close for two weeks as part of a roadworks programme which has been going on for three years. Gipsy Patch Lane in South Gloucestershire will be shut off to motorists between the entrance to Pegasus Park and the junction with Taurus Road from 8pm on Friday, until 6am on Monday, August 8.
The work will be carried out overnight, between 8pm and 6am, but the road will be shut for the entire time. However, South Gloucestershire Council has indicated that this is the last time it will need to close as it is the 'final stage of the main construction work'.
The road, which connects the A38 with Little Stoke, is being resurfaced, and the council has apologised for any disruption this will cause. Pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to use the paths along Gipsy Patch Lane and access side junctions.
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The council's website says: "This resurfacing will be like that carried out by our Streetcare team at Easter. It will be a significant phase of work and will involve the reconstruction of all the asphalt layers in the road, not simply the top layer, to make the road fit for purpose for years to come.
"More than 30 people will be involved in the operation each day, which is a combination of on-site workers, lorry drivers and those at the quarry mixing the materials." The website adds that the dates and times of the road closure 'may be subject to change'.
While the road is closed, drivers needing to travel between Stoke Gifford, Filton and Patchway will need to use Bradley Stoke Way and the A38. Shops will still be accessible while the roadworks take place.
Access into Pegasus Park will be via Gipsy Patch Lane on the residential side of the railway bridge, and drivers exiting Pegasus Park will only be able to turn left. To get to businesses on the Horizon 38 industrial estate, drivers will need to use Taurus Road, via the A38.
To access Rolls-Royce Gate 5 between 8pm on Friday, July 22, and 6am on Wednesday July, 27, motorists will need to travel along Gipsy Patch Lane via the Hatchet Road roundabout, east of the railway bridge. And to access the gate between 6am on Wednesday July, 27 and 6am on Monday, August, 8 drivers will need to travel along Gipsy Patch Lane via the A38, west of the railway bridge.
Work on the Gipsy Patch Lane has caused major disruption in the area since it started in 2019, and has included the replacement of the old railway bridge, and the widening of paths and bus lanes. It is part of the Cribbs Patchway Metrobus Extension, designed to help reduce congestion and improve journey times between Bristol Parkway and Cribbs Causeway.
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