Fears of a “catastrophic failure” of a bridge in Bristol have caused the council to bring forward a £50M plan to repair a road network “deteriorating at a significant rate”.
The Cumberland Basin road system acts as the entrance to Bristol City Docks and is currently experiencing traffic levels two and…
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Cost of re-opening abandoned line in Bristol soars by a third
The cost of the MetroWest Phase 2 project, which involves the reopening of the Henbury line, has increased by more than £18M, according to a Bristol City Council cabinet report.
Apart from reopening of the line between Bristol Temple Meeds and Henbury, which was closed in the 1960s as part of…
Bristol Underground £15M study to go ahead despite authority boss saying project is ‘unlikely’
A £15M study exploring the construction of a part-underground transit system in Bristol has been confirmed despite a key figure in the multi-billion pound project saying it is “unlikely” to go ahead.
The West of England metro mayor and West of England Combined Authority (WECA) lead Dan Norris has authorised the…
‘Intensive period’ of construction begins on new Bristol train station
An “intensive period” of construction has begun to build two new platforms and realign track for a new train station in Bristol.
The station at Ashley Down is part of a wider MetroWest 2 project which will re-open the Henbury Line, between Bristol Temple Meads and Henbury to passenger traffic. It…