Views sought by two councils on proposals to make the A432 safer
Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council have teamed up on a project to make a five and a half mile stretch of the A432 safer and more accessible for all road users. The two councils are proposing a range of safety measures along the A432, starting from where it meets the A4174 in South […]
Bristol’s Transport and Connectivity Committee to consider sustainable transport proposals
Four projects designed to make Bristol’s streets safer, greener, and more accessible will be reviewed by the Transport and Connectivity Committee on Thursday 4 December. The committee will consider three reports covering: These reports seek approval to request funding from the UK Government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, which is managed by the West of […]
Bristol City Council adopts Yunex Traffic’s Yutraffic FUSION
Bristol City Council has selected Yunex Traffic’s adaptive traffic control solution Yutraffic FUSION to optimise traffic flow and support sustainable transport across the city. Developed with Transport for London, Yutraffic FUSION is a real-time, multimodal traffic management solution that models and optimises the needs of all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, public transport and emergency […]
Octavius wins place on Bristol highways framework
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering has won a place on Bristol City Council’s Highways Asset Management and Civils Framework 2025-2029. Octavius Regional Civil Engineering is transport infrastructure Tier 1 contractor Octavius’ self-delivery business. The successful bid was for Lot 6: Highway Civil Engineering works over £500,000 and other specialist Highway Engineering works; which is valued at £445M. “Our […]
Bristol city centre transport schemes to be considered
Plans to deliver a multi-million pound investment in Bristol’s city centre transport network are set to be considered by councillors on the Transport and Connectivity Committee next Thursday, 15 May. The committee will be asked to approve three reports that outline the next steps for three areas of the Bristol city centre transport corridor project. […]
New traffic cameras for ‘problem areas’ across Bristol
Traffic cameras will be installed in Bristol to catch drivers who ignore no entry signs and make banned turns. Bristol City Council said it would work with Avon and Somerset Police to enforce traffic regulations in four “problem locations” in Fishponds, Redland, St George and Lawrence Hill from Monday. Drivers caught in the first six […]
CCTV could be used to monitor school parking in Bristol
CCTV cameras to catch parents parking illegally while dropping their children off at school could be installed across Bristol. ITV X reports that Bristol City Council will meet on today (Thursday 5 December) to decide whether to introduce a trial of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras across the city. It says a report concluded enforcement […]
Bristol Clean Air Zone could be scrapped in ‘three to four years’ if pollution levels fall
The Clean Air Zone in Bristol could be scrapped “in three to four years” if air pollution falls. Modelling by Bristol City Council shows air quality could improve enough by then to end restrictions on vehicles. If pollutant levels fall below those limits, then the Clean Air Zone could be abandoned, reports ITVX. This would mean drivers […]
Bristol councillor calls for West of England mayor to take buses under public control
The councillor in charge of transport in Bristol has urged the West of England metro mayor to bring buses into public control. Bristol Labour is calling on the West of England Combined Authority to look at bus franchising as a way to fix the region’s struggling public transport. Labour Councillor Don Alexander, cabinet member for transport at Bristol City Council, […]
Safer roads plan for Bristol is backed by councillors
Plans to make Bristol roads safer have been backed by councillors but questions were raised about funding. More than 100 people a year are seriously injured in car crashes on the city’s roads, leading to cross-party calls for the council to make driving less dangerous. A new target was set for zero deaths or serious […]