South Glos Council’s Highway Engineers are aiming
to close the bridge starting on Sunday 20 July until Monday 1 September
to enable the existing bridge to be demolished and replaced by a new
hi-tech composite bridge deck over the peak holiday period.
Lessons were learnt from the closure at Easter and
as a consequence the following key changes are being made:
- No other avoidable road works will take
place at the same time on the diversion route;
- Large interactive display boards will be
keep residents and drivers updated;
- Improved signage of the diversion will
be put in place;
- Arrangements for bus service changes will
be put in place in good time;
- The South Glos website will be kept up
to date.
The new bridge will
be re-opened under 3 way traffic light control to enable the parapets
to be rebuilt re-using the original local stones which have been safely
stored, the services (water, phone lines, broadband etc) to be relocated
from their diversion via the temporary footbridge to under the new bridge
deck and the pavements and road surface to be relaid. The plan is to
reopen the road fully by the end of November.
You can
read the council's press release here.
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