Bristol City Council has finished its £3.86 million transport scheme across Park Row, Perry Road, Upper Maudlin Street, Marlborough Street, Lower Park Row and Colston Street.
The scheme, which also includes the junctions of St Michaels Hill, Woodland Road and Lower Maudlin St, sets out to:
• Make it easier and safer to walk, wheel and cycle
• Manage traffic flow and reduce pollution
• Encourage more sustainable travel in the area
The construction work took just over a year to complete, and included upgrading cycle lanes, crossings and traffic signals, and creating loading bays and disabled parking bays.
Councillor Ed Plowden, the chair of the Transport and Connectivity Committee, said: “I am delighted that the work on this major transport project is complete, making the whole area more pleasant and safer for pedestrians and cyclists.The goal is to encourage many more people to travel actively, improving their health and wellbeing and cutting congestion on Bristol’s roads and making the air we all breathe cleaner.
“Thank you to everyone along the route, as well as all those who travel through the area, for your patience throughout the project. It’s fantastic to see it completed in time for work to begin on the central part of the number 2 bus route project, which is starting with the refurbishment of the out of date traffic signals on College Green’s junction with Canons Road, which is expected to get underway this summer.”
While most of the Park Row construction works are complete, there are some minor finishing touches left to make, which will be happening in the coming weeks.
The project has primarily been funded by the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund, secured by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.