Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study Key Transport Consultants

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Key Transport Consultants Information Sheet No: 4

Topic: Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study

In the spring of 2006 those around south Bristol interested in strategic transport x improved inter-urban bus planning in greater Bristol were services between the major treated with the publication of two centres of Bristol, Bath and important documents, the final Joint Weston super Mare Local Transport Plan (JLTP) x a fourth platform at Bristol published by the four Unitary Parkway Authorities in CUBA (Counties that x newer, bigger suburban trains Used to Be Avon) and the final more coaches to Bristol Airport report on the Greater Bristol x jams on the Avon Ring Road to the Strategic Transport Study (GBSTS). x widening of the M4 between the north of the city, there is no sign of a M32 and M5 relieving link to the M4 at Emersons After months of waiting the final x improvement of M5, junctions Green. GBSTS report was released on 16 and 17 and M32 Junction 1 For those interested in the roads 20 June 2006 – see http:// x Initially, a cordon based charging www.gosw.gov.uk/gosw/transport/ linking Bristol and Weston, the study scheme in Bristol, followed later regtransstrat/gbsts. has concluded that a new road link by an area wide scheme. will be needed in the next 25 years x workplace parking charges in the This 25 year strategy to 2031 but has not reached a conclusion on North Fringe underpins the JLTP (see information where it should go. The first route sheet 3) in the first five to ten years x a fourth bus rapid transit linking option, from junction 20 at Clevedon and goes on to indicate the following Whitchurch to Portishead via the to the south west end of the A370 additional measures: city centre and a new low level Long Ashton bypass, is reported to crossing of the Avon at be less harmful environmentally than x completion of the Ring Road Avonmouth the longer route from junction 21 x a Stoke Gifford bypass through the Wrington Vale and on past the airport along the A38 x a new road linking Weston super corridor. However, the report Mare to Bristol on one of two concludes that this second route routes commencing either at M5 would achieve greater economic junctions 20 or 21. benefits. x the A36 to A46 Link Road east of Bath. Don’t hold your breath that either of Sadly, for those who sit in traffic these will happen imminently. Road

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planning and construction is a contentious and slow process and, on the basis of past performance, neither of these routes will be built for at least 10 and more likely 15 to 20 years......

If you would like to learn more of how the JLTP and the GBSTS may affect your property interests, please contact me.

Roger Key