Around 20,000 cars cross Winterstoke Road bridge every weekday.
During works to replace the bridge, Winterstoke Road will be closed. Cars will need to take alternative routes, making other roads busier.
We have a proposed diversion route along The Runway, A371, Flowerdown Bridge and A370. This is necessary because of the demolition of the existing Winterstoke Road bridge which will force the road’s closure.
As the part of the diversion route, the Airport Roundabout and The Runway roundabout are expected to be extra busy. You may need to plan journeys carefully and consider peak travel times.
To minimise road disruption where possible and manage traffic diversion routes, the Winterstoke Road bridge project team have been co-ordinating with:
The project team will also be speaking with local businesses as well as those who run major events in the local area to ensure they understand the possible diversions.
Traffic count surveys at strategic points in the area have been carried out. When the bridge is closed, more traffic count surveys will be carried out to understand the change in traffic volume. This can help inform and target potential remedial action to improve traffic flows during the works, but there are limited things we can do.
There will be night-time working as part of the bridge building on the railway. It needs to be at night due to the trains that run during the day. The contractor will be putting in measures to reduce noise.
The temporary service bridge will run along Bronte Close. Cars will still be able to access driveways but the park at the bottom will be used as a northern compound for the contractors.