Traffic in Bristol
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A recent but that was completed was a bit of dualling. Typically, completely ignoring the future proofing for GSJs left behind in the 80s the junctions are at grade signal controlled gyratories - lack of thinking ahead towards completing the whole lot.
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Keep in mind that Hengrove Roundabout should have been GSJ'ed, but with the close proximity of the nearby GSJ junction serving Imperial Park....
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Hengrove would have looked something like this. There would be no weaving problems with such a layout.JackieRoads wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 12:10 Keep in mind that Hengrove Roundabout should have been GSJ'ed, but with the close proximity of the nearby GSJ junction serving Imperial Park....
Big and complex.
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Half way between Hengrove and Frenchay would have been this junction.JackieRoads wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 19:13 Truvelo also did the other part, near the start of the A4174 - the improvements surrounding Frenchay Interchange though.
Big and complex.
From the SABRE Wiki: Bryants Hill Interchange :
Bryants Hill Interchange was a planned junction along the earlier proposed route for the A4174 Ring Road. The eastern side of the Ring Road was originally planned to run closer in to the city and it would have crossed the A431 almost a mile further west than where it was eventually built.
The junction would have been a grade separated roundabout and two layouts are known. One has the grade separation favouring the A4174 and the other favours the A431. The most detailed plans are
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No, everywhere that could be called the City Centre is closer to the station in Sheffield. Bristol Temple Meads is about 3/4 of a mile from the city centre, in Sheffield that would almost be to the A61
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As a wise roadie said, don't make any mistakes in building roads.
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I made a fantasy interchange for Hambrook as part of a motorway upgrade/completion of the A4174 which would cut the corner between the M4 and M5, avoiding Almondsbury.Truvelo wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 20:45Half way between Hengrove and Frenchay would have been this junction.JackieRoads wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 19:13 Truvelo also did the other part, near the start of the A4174 - the improvements surrounding Frenchay Interchange though.
From the SABRE Wiki: Bryants Hill Interchange :
Bryants Hill Interchange was a planned junction along the earlier proposed route for the A4174 Ring Road. The eastern side of the Ring Road was originally planned to run closer in to the city and it would have crossed the A431 almost a mile further west than where it was eventually built.
The junction would have been a grade separated roundabout and two layouts are known. One has the grade separation favouring the A4174 and the other favours the A431. The most detailed plans are
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Increasingly it becomes the second reception room, or a utility room, or an extension to the cupboard known as the kitchen - because that is what peeps need!
Then peeps have a problem with nowhere to put the car(s), as the roads are so narrow, [rightly] preventing street parking.
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https://thebristolcable.org/2021/01/bri ... -kye-dudd/
I have some sympathy with the idea, although this appears to be yet more stick with no carrot - personally, I also think the primary routes should not be included, as this "encourages" rat running around the edges.
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Strictly Sheffield station is undoubtedly outside the A61 inner ring road. But Sheffield station to town hall is only 0.4 miles where Bristol Temple Meads to Broadmead is 1.0 miles and Cambridge station to market square is 1.2 miles. Cheltenham station to Regent Arcade is 1.4 miles but isn't a city.