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Photo of recently painted road markings.

Friday 5th August 2022 SH (Editor)

Council confirms Gipsy Patch Lane will reopen by Monday (8th August)

South Gloucestershire Council has confirmed that Gipsy Patch Lane will reopen to two-way traffic by 6am on Monday (8th August) and is asking drivers to be aware of a new signal-controlled junction on the route. The junction between Titan Road, Gipsy Patch Lane and Rolls-Royce’s Gate 5 access is now configured as a staggered junction with traffic light control.

Photo of lines of trees alongside Gipsy Patch Lane.

Tuesday 19th January 2021 SH (Editor)

Felling of trees for Gipsy Patch bus lane set to start next week

A controversial programme of work to fell a row of 20 semi-mature trees along Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke, to create space for a new bus lane, is due to get under way next Monday (25th January 2021). A petition opposing the tree felling has attracted more than 300 signatures.

Photo of Cllr Matthew Riddle planting a tree.

Thursday 11th January 2018 SH (Editor)

By-pass opens to general traffic but MetroBus won’t be using it until “summer”

Bradley Stoke motorists who need to access the A4174 Ring Road and M32 motorway were given an early Christmas present on Monday 18th December when the long-awaited Stoke Gifford By-Pass, officially known as the Stoke Gifford Transport Link (SGTL), was opened to general traffic. The news will also be warmly welcomed by residents of Stoke Gifford “village”, as it is

Photo: Looking north from the Hambrook Lane junction, towards the new railway bridge and Bradley Stoke.

Saturday 14th October 2017 SH (Editor)

Stoke Gifford By-Pass to open “by Christmas”

Commuters heading south from Bradley Stoke towards the A4174 Ring Road and the M32 could soon have a new route option open to them with the news that the currently under-construction Stoke Gifford Transport Link (SGTL, known locally as the Stoke Gifford By-Pass) is set to open before the end of the year. The new road, which will be open

Monday 1st May 2017 SH (Editor)

Temporary changes to traffic flow at Parkway North Roundabout

Motorists and cyclists using Great Stoke Way and Hunts Ground Road are being warned to expect temporary changes to the traffic flow around Parkway North Roundabout this week. On Tuesday (2nd May), MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths will introduce traffic management at the roundabout which will involve manoeuvring all traffic (i.e. approaching from both directions) around the northern side of the roundabout so that

Stoke Gifford By-Pass construction at Parkway North.

Wednesday 7th October 2015 SH (Editor)

Work under way on Stoke Gifford By-Pass

Construction work on the Stoke Gifford By-Pass, which forms part of the North Fringe to Hengrove MetroBus route and will provide a new link for general traffic between Bradley Stoke and the A4174 (Avon Ring Road), is now under way at Parkway North. The Stoke Gifford Transport Link (as the by-pass is officially known) is a single carriageway highway which