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Bristol Post
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Ross Millen

Key route near Bristol reopens to traffic one-way after weekend closure

A key route near Bristol has re-opened to traffic as works for a Metrobus extension continues.

Gipsy Patch Lane, which is part of the Cribbs Patchway Metrobus extension, has re-opened to traffic again but with a one-way system in place.

Major disruption has been made to traffic in the nearby and wider area as part of the huge project designed to improve public transport.

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The new project will provide an alternative, fast and direct bus route between Parkway Station and The Mall at Cribbs Causeway.

It will benefit communities in Stoke Gifford, Patchway and the forthcoming Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood on the former Filton Airfield.

As part of the works, Gipsy Patch Lane has been subject to lots of disruption, but progression on the project is set to ease congestion.

The westbound one-way system remains in place, but it has been moved and is now in operation between the Station Road junction, east of the railway bridge, and the Rolls Royce gate five junction, west of the railway bridge.

The junctions for Gifford Crescent, Station Road and the service road have also been reopened to traffic.

This means that vehicles are now able to turn left and right out of these junctions.

This new map shows the new traffic management layout (Cribbs Patchway Metrobus extension)

Works are set to be completed in early 2023 and therefore the junction for Station Road may need to be closed again to traffic in the coming months.

This will enable Network Rail to carry out works on the railway embankment, but no works have been confirmed as of yet.

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