
£3.5m boost for active travel across the region
£3.5m boost for active travel across the region
The West of England is set to invest a further £3.5 million in walking, cycling, and wheeling projects across the region.
The Joint Local Transport Plan 4 (JLTP4) – led by the West of England Combined Authority, working with Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils – sets out the vision for transport up to 2036. It shows how we will aim to achieve a well-connected sustainable transport network that works for residents across the region; a network that offers greater, realistic travel choices and makes walking, cycling and public transport the natural way to travel. This latest JLTP builds on a draft published and consulted on in 2019, receiving around 4,200 responses over the course of six weeks.
The Full Equalities Impact Assessment and Health Impact Assessment are included as Appendices C & D of the Strategic Environmental Assessment.
The West of England is set to invest a further £3.5 million in walking, cycling, and wheeling projects across the region.
Work to rebuild the southbound section of Passage Road (A4018), between Crow Lane roundabout and Charlton Road, is taking place from 14 July to 1 August 2025.
Plans to extend the metrobus m1 service in the south of the city have been given the go-ahead by members of the Transport and Connectivity Committee when they met on Thursday 10 July.
A major scheme to improve the condition and safety of roads in Congresbury begins on Monday 14 July.
Work to cut back Willow trees on Herluin Way in Weston-super-Mare begins on Tuesday 15 July.