Trial measures to be installed

In a bid to create a safer, healthier, and greener neighbourhood, we are gearing up to install the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood trial scheme from 28 October to 10 January.

Measures - to better manage traffic, provide safe journey routes for pedestrians and active travel and introduce new planters and pocket parks – will be installed across Barton Hill and parts of Redfield and St George.

The trial measures will be installed in five phases:

Phase 1 – St George including Wicket Lane, Beaufort Road, Blackswarth Road, Glebe Road and The Avenue – from 28 October to 6 November
Phase 2 – Redfield including Avonvale Road, Pilemarsh, Marsh Lane, Barnes Street, Victoria Avenue and Byron Street – from 11 to 29 November
Phase 3 – Barton Hill including Kingsmarsh Way and Lincoln Street – from 2 to 9 December
Phase 4 – Barton Hill and Redfield including Lancaster Street and Cobden Street – from 10 to 13 December
Phase 5 – Barton Hill and Redfield including Grindell Road, Barton Hill Road/Ducie Road and Ducie Road bridge – from 16 December to 10 January

Work to install double yellow lines, dropped kerbs and tactile paving will also take place on Crews Hole Road as part of the wider lining and signage works for the whole trial area.

As we will be using temporary materials for the trial, they will only give an idea of how the streets could look and work as part of the permanent scheme, which would see local streets transformed with smart new infrastructure.

Once the trial measures have been installed, drivers will still be able to access all roads within the trial area, but most routes for motorised vehicles will change. They will make it easier and safer to walk, wheel and cycle throughout the area.

The trial will be a big change and take a bit of time to get used to, especially for people who are used to driving particular routes. That’s why we’ve created a short film and are offering one-to-one online journey planning sessions. Find out how to prepare for the trial.

As part of the trial we will also be installing 24-hour bus gates on Avonvale Road, Marsh Lane and Pilemash. Variable message signs will notify people driving when they will start being enforced. After this time, all unauthorised vehicles that travel through the bus gates will receive fines.

Authorised vehicles that will be able to travel through the east Bristol bus gates include:

buses
emergency services
refuse vehicles
cycles and e-scooters
taxis and private hire vehicles
parents/carers who live within the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood area who receive a personal travel budget for their child
residents who live in the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood Area who have a disabled class vehicle
professional carers providing care within the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood Area

Exemptions for disabled tax class vehicles and professional carers providing care in the community will need to be applied for from mid-November. For more information and how to apply for an exemption, go to www.bristol.gov.uk/eblnbusgates.

Google Maps will start to update ahead of the trial, so people are aware of the changes and do not arrive at a recently installed closure point. Diversion signage will also go up at relevant locations before the works start.

We will seek your views on the trial in 2025. We have been collecting baseline data and will collect ongoing data to determine how best to replace the temporary measures with permanent infrastructure. This will also include extra street lighting, new crossings with traffic signals, sections of cycle track and new street trees.