Further carriageway surfacing work under the new railway bridge on Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke, is due to get under way tonight (Monday 13th December 2021). Network Rail and its contractor Alun Griffiths will be surfacing the carriageway and footpath on the south side of the bridge.
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Gipsy Patch Lane full closure on Sunday 5th December
South Gloucestershire Council has announced a further one-day full closure of Gipsy Patch Lane, on Sunday 5th December 2021. The road will be closed at the railway bridge between 9am and 5pm to enable Network Rail and its contractor to install the valve chambers for the new pumping station.
Continue readingTwo-way traffic returns to part of Gipsy Patch Lane
The good progress being made with highway widening works east of the new railway bridge on Gipsy Patch Lane has allowed South Gloucestershire Council to plan for a return to two-way traffic on part of the road with effect from Monday 22nd November.
Continue readingGipsy Patch Lane full reopening brought forward by 3 months!
Local councillors and stakeholders have been informed that the planned date for a full (two-way) reopening of Gipsy Patch Lane has been brought forward by three months. Project managers at South Gloucestershire Council say they are now aiming to fully reopen the road from the end of September 2022.
Continue readingRelief as Gipsy Patch bridge route reopens to traffic
The through-route along Gipsy Patch Lane between Little Stoke and the A38 Gloucester Road has finally reopened, albeit in one direction only, following a road closure that lasted 10 months longer than originally planned. The road was closed at the railway bridge site on 6th March 2020 to permit demolition of the old narrow brick-built bridge…
Continue readingGipsy Patch Lane to reopen one-way (westbound only) from Monday
South Gloucestershire Council has announced that Gipsy Patch Lane will reopen to traffic in a westbound direction only (towards the A38) from 6am on Monday 6th September 2021. The one-way system will operate between the Little Stoke Lane junction and the mini-roundabout at Rolls-Royce.
Continue readingScope of Gipsy Patch Lane road closure to be temporarily extended
A full closure of Gipsy Patch Lane between its junction with Little Stoke Lane and the railway bridge is scheduled to come into effect from 8pm tonight (Friday 27th August 2021). The temporary road closure is required to allow preparations to be made for the planned one-way (westbound) reopening of the road…
Continue readingRoad under Gipsy Patch Lane bridge to be tarmacked from Tuesday
Part of the road surface under the new Gipsy Patch Lane railway bridge is to be tarmacked in the coming week (w/c 9th August 2021) in preparation for the planned one-way (westbound-only) reopening of Gipsy Patch Lane in September.
Continue readingCouncil confirms one-way reopening of Gipsy Patch Lane “in September”
Gipsy Patch Lane, which has been closed to motor vehicles at the railway bridge for 16 months, is to be partially reopened “in September [2021]”, South Gloucestershire Council has announced. A drop-in public information event will take place in the car park of Stokers public house on Wednesday 4th August.
Continue readingRoad closure blocks direct access to Little Stoke shops from Gipsy Patch Lane
The closure of the straight stretch of Gifford Crescent leading directly off Gipsy Patch Lane from Monday 5th July 2021 means that motorists travelling from the east are now required to follow a diversion in order to reach the Little Stoke shops and post office.
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