North Fringe to Hengrove Package Archives

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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

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

Stoke Gifford Transport Link (Stoke Gifford By-Pass).

Wednesday 11th September 2013 SH (Editor)

Councillors approve Stoke Gifford By-Pass plans

Plans for a major new single carriageway road to relieve congestion, improve public transport links and support business and housing growth in the North Fringe of Bristol have been approved by councillors. Members of the South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (West) Committee granted planning permission for the Stoke Gifford Transport Link (known locally as the Stoke Gifford By-Pass) at their

Friday 24th May 2013 SH (Editor)

Planning application submitted for long-awaited Stoke Gifford By-Pass

A planning application to build a new by-pass for Stoke Gifford has been submitted to South Gloucestershire Council. The application comes less than two weeks after the council agreed to buy up land along the route in an effort to speed up its construction. The officially-named Stoke Gifford Transport Link (SGTL) – known locally as ‘the by-pass’ – will be

Rapid transit bus, as proposed for the North Fringe to Hengrove Package.

Monday 13th May 2013 SH (Editor)

Council agrees to buy up land on Stoke Gifford By-Pass route

Millions of pounds of transport investment in South Gloucestershire have been given the green light today, including money for two schemes in the Stoke Gifford area. Councillors on South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Policy and Resources Committee have given the green light to buy up the remaining land not already under council ownership along the route of the flagship £102m North

Tuesday 29th May 2012 SH (Editor)

Chance to view latest plans for Stoke Gifford By-Pass

Residents have a chance to view the latest plans for the proposed Stoke Gifford By-Pass at a consultation exhibition being held today (Tuesday 29th May) at Bristol Parkway Station from 3pm to 7pm. The exhibition will present the latest information on the proposed North Fringe to Hengrove Package bus rapid transit scheme, which will connect key employment hubs like Cribbs