Falcondale Road/ Henbury Road Junction engagement

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Overview

We are proposing to carry out traffic signal refurbishment works at the crossroad junction with Falcondale Road and Henbury Road and proposing a new 24 hour bus lane for a short stretch along Falcondale Road.

Proposed Traffic Signal works

The traffic signals at this crossroad junction need replacing due to their age and condition and this is an opportunity to upgrade and improve the junction for all road users including pedestrians and cyclists. The existing junction layout fails to meet a number of current highways design standards and transport policies and if it were refurbished like for like road safety hazards would remain. Therefore, as part of these highway works we are proposing to:

  • widen the existing traffic island located on the southern arm of Falcondale Road to improve the crossing point for pedestrians
  • remove the existing sub-standard traffic island located on the northern arm of Falcondale Road to improve lane widths through the junction
  • build out the corners of the junction to create wider footways, improve visibility and reduce crossing lengths for pedestrians
  • add advanced stop lines for cyclists on all arms of the junction
  • make the inbound lane 2 on Falcondale Road ‘right turn only’ to resolve the existing road safety issue with ahead and right traffic mixing in the same lane
  • to prohibit the right turn movement from Falcondale Road outbound into Henbury Road to improve the safety and capacity of the junction (from recent traffic counts there are on average only 13 vehicles per hour, or 1 car every 4 minutes, that carry out this movement)

Proposed 24 hour Bus Lane

We are also keen to develop and improve bus services for the city as buses are an essential service getting people to school, college, university, work, sport and leisure activities and they play an important role in connecting people and communities. Therefore the scheme also includes a proposal to improve facilities for bus users by providing:

  • a 24 hour bus lane inbound on Falcondale Road to improve bus journey times.
  • This bus lane would serve the number 1 and 13 bus services which currently get held up in traffic which can queue past Greystoke Avenue and would help to improve bus journey times and be an important part of the wider strategic bus network.

The proposals are shown on the plan:


Overview

We are proposing to carry out traffic signal refurbishment works at the crossroad junction with Falcondale Road and Henbury Road and proposing a new 24 hour bus lane for a short stretch along Falcondale Road.

Proposed Traffic Signal works

The traffic signals at this crossroad junction need replacing due to their age and condition and this is an opportunity to upgrade and improve the junction for all road users including pedestrians and cyclists. The existing junction layout fails to meet a number of current highways design standards and transport policies and if it were refurbished like for like road safety hazards would remain. Therefore, as part of these highway works we are proposing to:

  • widen the existing traffic island located on the southern arm of Falcondale Road to improve the crossing point for pedestrians
  • remove the existing sub-standard traffic island located on the northern arm of Falcondale Road to improve lane widths through the junction
  • build out the corners of the junction to create wider footways, improve visibility and reduce crossing lengths for pedestrians
  • add advanced stop lines for cyclists on all arms of the junction
  • make the inbound lane 2 on Falcondale Road ‘right turn only’ to resolve the existing road safety issue with ahead and right traffic mixing in the same lane
  • to prohibit the right turn movement from Falcondale Road outbound into Henbury Road to improve the safety and capacity of the junction (from recent traffic counts there are on average only 13 vehicles per hour, or 1 car every 4 minutes, that carry out this movement)

Proposed 24 hour Bus Lane

We are also keen to develop and improve bus services for the city as buses are an essential service getting people to school, college, university, work, sport and leisure activities and they play an important role in connecting people and communities. Therefore the scheme also includes a proposal to improve facilities for bus users by providing:

  • a 24 hour bus lane inbound on Falcondale Road to improve bus journey times.
  • This bus lane would serve the number 1 and 13 bus services which currently get held up in traffic which can queue past Greystoke Avenue and would help to improve bus journey times and be an important part of the wider strategic bus network.

The proposals are shown on the plan:


Engagement has concluded

  • Engagement feedback

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    We asked

    We were proposing to carry out traffic signal refurbishment works at the crossroad junction with Falcondale Road and Henbury Road and proposing a new 24 hour bus lane for a short stretch along Falcondale Road.

    You said

    A total of 424 completed the survey and the headline findings were:

    • 91% of respondents were residents

    Of the pedestrian proposals:

    • 75% thought the widened footpaths were fair to very good,
    • 86% rated tactile paving from fair to very good,
    • 68% rated the removal of the sub-standard traffic island from fair to very good
    • 75% thought widening the remaining traffic island was fair to very good

    Of the cyclist proposals 77% rated advanced stop lines from fair to very good.

    Of the road layout proposals:

    • 65% rated the removal of the right turn on Falcondale Road (outbound) into Henbury Road fair to very good.
    • 52% rated the introduction of a right turn only traffic lane on Falcondale Road (inbound) as fair to very good.

    Of the bus proposals 76% rated the 24 hour bus lane from Greystoke Avenue to the traffic signal junction as poor to very poor.

    The full report is available here.

    We did

    The feedback from this survey along with the engagement with local stakeholders, ward members and community groups has been reviewed. The results showed overall support for the traffic signal refurbishment and junction elements of the scheme but not for the bus lane. We are therefore proposing to omit the bus lane from the plans going forward as the priority for the scheme is to refurbish the life expired signals. Bristol City Council is still committed to improving passenger transport along this corridor, and this will remain an aspiration in any future A4018 schemes.

    We can also reassure pedestrians that the timings of the new signals will improve pedestrian safety and comfort, and that the new junction will be a better pedestrian environment over the existing layout. The detailed design will proceed with a view towards starting construction in Spring 2023.