Darren comments on improved Muller Road proposals

26th September 2019: 

Following a residents meeting on the 30th March and extensive written communication with his constituents, MP for Bristol North West, Darren Jones, submitted his feedback in response to the council’s proposed changes to Muller Road back in April 2019. 

Darren has therefore welcomed today’s announcement from the council that all feedback has now been considered and the scheme has been improved, with many of the elements Darren called for having been incorporated.

Darren said:

” The council have now released their revised plans for Muller Road, I’m pleased to say they are much improved with our feedback having been considered and used to refresh the original proposals. This is great news – and just like the A4018 scheme – shows local representation matters”.

More than 1,000 homes are planned in Lockleaze in the next few years. This, along with a new school, two new supermarkets, and the increasing population of Bristol, means Bristol City Council decided to take action before problems arise.
Key changes to the original proposals include:
  • Reducing the length of the southbound bus lane to retain some parking outside The Old Library, including reducing parking restrictions in other areas
  • Creating segregated cycling and walking routes between Concorde Way and Fairfield School
  • Removing the ban on right-turns on Glenfrome Road
  • Closing more through-routes in the Springfield Road area.
The original proposals, in a public consultation which ran from February to April earlier this year, asked for views on:
  • adding an extra southbound lane to sections of Muller Road for buses, taxis and motorcycles
  • bus stop improvements such as raised kerbs, to make sustainable transport more convenient
  • widening a significant length of pavement alongside Muller Road to improve safety for schoolchildren and other pedestrians and cyclists
  • removing the ability to turn right from Glenfrome Road to travel northbound up Muller Road, and making some side streets one-way to improve traffic flow.
The council has advised:
Hundreds of people engaged with the consultation at regular drop-in meetings or through an online feedback form. The majority of responses expressed centred around   banning the right turn on Glenfrome Road, parking restrictions and provision for cyclists.
Bristol City Council will now submit the proposal to the West of England Combined Authority for consideration, and begin to put together Traffic Regulation Orders and planning applications. Both require further public consultation, so there will be more opportunities for the public to share their views before the proposed start date of summer 2020.
The full report can be found online: https://bristol.citizenspace.com/growth-regeneration/muller-road-transport-improvements/