If you live along Badminton Road, or often drive between Downend or Coalpit Heath towards Yate, you will most likely be aware of the ongoing works to install new cycle lanes on either side of a stretch of the busy road. At the moment, there are temporary traffic lights to allow for the works to be carried out.
It was decided that Badminton Road should get an improved cycle track after being identified as a key link between the A4174 Avon Ring Road and Yate, both of which are undergoing a raft of improvements as part of a £174m council scheme designed to reduce congestion and make way for new developments in South Gloucestershire.
However, as someone who lives locally, I am struggling to understand the council’s vision for Badminton Road. There has been a lot of disruption during the cycle lane works which is causing - albeit temporary - congestion, and while the stretch of road between The New Inn and Yate Park and Ride might be safer for cyclists - we are not going to get people out of their cars without proper public transport links along the route offering frequent journeys to Bristol city centre and Downend etc.
