Transport Briefing

Almondsbury managed motorway main works start

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Major construction work on an �88.6m active traffic management project to increase capacity, reduce congestion and improve safety on the M4 and M5 near Bristol began on Wednesday (25 January). When...

Somerset presses ahead with further bus cuts

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Somerset is preparing to make swingeing cuts to its subsidised bus network as part of plans by the county council to identify savings of �43m by 2013. Somerset spent �5.2m on supporting bus...

Bristol councils ask market how to deliver BRT

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Councils in the west of England have invited consultants and contractors to suggest how to procure and build the three bus rapid transit routes planned for Bristol. Bristol City, North Somerset and...

Bristol council transport tax plans attacked

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Labour members of Bristol City Council have urged council leaders to focus on improving the city’s rail network ahead of plans for a bus rapid transit network. Their calls follow news that the...

Bristol halves DfT call in last ditch rapid transit bid

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Bristol City Council has downgraded plans to build three bus rapid transit routes in order to improve its chances of securing funding from central government later this year. Major scheme business...

Bath busway and Meadows park and ride canned

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Plans to build a busway in Bath have finally been scrapped after the local council's recently elected Lib Dem administration stripped out the most controversial elements of the Bath Transportation...

Portishead rail line reopening bid submitted

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

North Somerset Council has submitted a bid to the government's Regional Growth Fund for the money needed to reopen the Portishead rail line to passenger train services. The bid has been sent to the...

Bristol move to push bus competition flounders

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Bristol City Council has been accused of ignoring warnings that its attempts to stimulate bus competition in the city would not work, leaving an estimated hole of �2.2m in the transport budget. The...

First takes on risk as Severn Beach use up 80%

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Bristol City Council has announced a new funding deal for the Severn Beach line which will see subsidies slashed and an increase in the number of trains. The agreement, with First Great Western,...

Network Rail prices Portishead reopening at �40m

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Network Rail's GRIP 3 report examining the case for reopening the Bristol to Portishead railway line has been described as encouraging by North Somerset Council. The option selection report is the...