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20/07/10Westbury becomes inaugural rail recycling hub
Network Rail has opened Britain's first purpose built rail recycling hub in Westbury, Wiltshire. Built on a former...07/04/10Bristol implements 20mph speed limit pilot
Work is due to begin today (7 April) to implement a 20mph speed limit across south Bristol. New signs and road...25/03/10Bristol to sign off BRT3 major scheme bid
Bristol City Council's Cabinet meeting today (25 March) is set to approve a major scheme bid to the Department for...19/03/10Bristol rapid transit provisional funding agreed
Bristol's BRT2 bus rapid transit scheme has been granted Programme Entry with the government provisionally agreeing...free preview02/03/10Western rail strategy backs Bristol four-tracking
Network Rail has published its sixteenth route utilisation strategy leaving just three left until it has a full set...20/01/10Cycling City works start but funding reduced
Construction work has begun on four infrastructure projects as part of the Bristol Cycling City programme. Bristol...12/10/09Denham rejects need for Bath busway inquiry
Planning applications for two components of the Bath Transportation Package have been approved by the Department...11/08/09Bath busway construction planning bid approved
Plans to build a busway along part of the disused Mangotsfield to Bath rail alignment have been approved at a...17/06/09Cycling City completes first stage of off-road route
Bristol - Britain's designated Cycling City - has opened the first completed kilometre of a new off-road cycle path...08/06/09Bath bus station opens as part of Southgate work
A new bus station in Bath has opened as work nears completion on the city's £360m Southgate retail development...22/05/09Bath bus rapid transit scheme decision deferred
Plans to build a bus rapid transit route linking east and west Bath have been put on hold following local...06/04/09Transport minister finds cash for Kemble rail study
Plans to redouble a 12-mile stretch of railway between Swindon and Kemble have been thrown a lifeline after the...
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