A key road through Patchway has been closed for “up to 16 weeks” to allow a pedestrian subway to be filled in and replaced with an ‘on the level’ zebra crossing. South Glos Council says the scheme is needed because the parapet railings over the subway are in poor condition and “do not provide sufficient containment in the event of a collision”. Bus diversions are in operation.
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South Glos Council consults on plan to infill Coniston Road subway
South Glos Council has launch a public consultation on plans to fill in a pedestrian subway near The Parade on Coniston Road and replace it with a zebra crossing. The zebra crossing will incorporate a parallel crossing area for cyclists, with both parts sitting on a ‘raised table’ for traffic-calming purposes. The existing railings along the side of the road will be replaced with bollards.
Continue readingCouncil gives confused message over Coniston Road closure
South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) says residents on Coniston Road and streets leading off it will “still be able to get in and out” during a road closure due to take place next week. Matrix signs positioned on Coniston Road for the last week have been displaying the message “this road will be closed [from] 6 – 8 June“. Despite the
Continue readingNo decision on Coniston Road raised crossings until June
South Gloucestershire Council says that a decision on whether to go ahead with two proposed raised table zebra crossings in Coniston Road is unlikely to be made before June. A public consultation on the statutory notices for the two proposed crossings (near Waterside Drive and Martin Close) took place from 25th January to 25th February and The Journal has learned
Continue readingLast chance to comment on Coniston Road zebra crossing proposals
Today (Monday 20th) is the last day for residents to comment on plans by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to install raised table zebra crossings at two locations on Coniston Road. The Council wants to upgrade existing crossing points near Waterside Drive and Martin Close that were originally installed as part of the Cycling City Route 4 (Cribbs Causeway to Bradley
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