The new road layouts and bus lane will allow buses to move more quickly through traffic, and enable easier and safer walking and cycling in the area.
The first phase of the project included:
These works are part of the Lockleaze Sustainable Transport Infrastructure project to help local roads keep up with future growth. Lockleaze is a growing neighbourhood with around 1,000 new homes planned for the area. One Lockleaze is the first site to be developed by council-owned housing company Goram Homes, which is set to build more than 3,100 high quality, sustainable homes across the city in the coming decade. The first finished homes will be affordable housing. More than half of the new neighbourhood of 268 homes in Lockleaze will be for council-owned affordable housing, with a mixture of social rent and shared ownership homes as well as additional housing designed to meet some of the city’s most urgent housing needs.
I’m really pleased that this phase of the Muller Road improvements are complete. It took longer than expected due to the discovery of a complex arrangement of uncharted utilities and extreme winter weather conditions. However, these works are now finished, and I would like to thank everyone for bearing with us. This upgrade will help to improve bus journeys and should make walking and cycling in the area easier and safer.
Councillor Don Alexander, Cabinet Member for Transport
Early in 2024, we will be asking for local views on plans for the second phase of our Muller Road improvements. This focuses on the bottom half of Muller Road, from the railway bridge by Shaldon Road down to Heath Road, and includes proposals to create sections of 12-hour bus lanes on either sides of road as well as improving infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists. The proposals will protect all trees along the route. We hope lots of people will give us their views in the new year through our survey so we can make sure our plans are right for the area.
Making these changes is vital to make sure that our transport network is fit for an area which is seeing so much growth. It will make it easier for residents to access reliable public transport and should encourage people to walk and cycle more.
The improvements to Muller Road are being funded from the Housing Infrastructure Fund, provided by Homes England.
The public footpath between Muller Road and Dovercourt Road will remain closed to allow for the safe redevelopment of the Brunel Ford site and the diversion of a water main that runs through the site.
Local residents across the region will be able to travel for free as new community-designed WESTlocal bus services hit the roads from Sunday 1 and Monday 2 September onwards. The launch is being marked with two week’s free travel on the eight new bus routes.
Works to install a new raised zebra crossing, widen footways and resurface the highway in Lansdown Road, Bath have been completed.
Plans to deliver changes to the Centre Promenade area of the City Centre have been unveiled as part of a project aimed at creating more space for pedestrians, markets and events.
Service 84/85 will no longer operate from 1 September. Alternative travel options are listed wthin this post.
Some bus timetables are being updated from 1 September and passengers are being encouraged to familiarise themselves with the revised schedule so they can continue to enjoy cheap or free bus travel from next month.
