MAJOR changes that will see through traffic banned from Park Street and buses given priority have been unveiled by the city council.
The proposals include a bus gate at the top of Park Street and a bus-only lane at the bottom from The Centre to College Green as well as more bus lanes and cycle lanes on Queens Road and in front of the Victoria Rooms.
The scheme is funded by central Government and is expected to cost £15 million. It is part of a wider £37 million package of measures to improve traffic flow across the city along the Henbury to Stockwood number two bus route, which goes through Southmead and Henleaze.
The council’s aim is to improve bus journey times and encourage more walking and cycling.
George Burton, head of network at First Bristol, said: “These proposals would make our services more reliable and help to encourage more people to travel by bus. Our Whiteladies Road services, including the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 77 and Y6, encounter serious delays because of congestion. At peak times, at around 4.30pm, journeys are taking an extra 10 minutes from this time last year.”