3 Busy Bristol roads close from today for works - here's everything you need to know

Broad Plain’s junction with Temple Way, St Augustine’s Parade/College Green heading northbound and the Lower part of Whiteladies Road in both directions are set to close from today (December 1) for works.

Here’s what you need to know about the three closures:

Broad Plain’s junction with Temple Way

Broad Plain’s junction with Temple Way will be closed to all motor vehicles from today (December 1) to Friday (December 5) at 6pm as part of the project to improve routes on Temple Way.

The works will focus on installing the contractor’s works units.

Access will be maintained for pedestrians and cyclists, who will need to follow signposted routes behind the works units and back onto pavements.

Vehicle traffic will be diverted during the works.

To drive to Broad Plain, travel along Avon Street, New Kingsley Road, Horton Street, Midland Road, Unity Street to Broad Plain.

To exit Broad Plain, travel along Broad Plain, Unity Street, Midland Road, Old Market Street, Old Market Street Roundabout, to Temple Way.

St Augustine’s Parade/College Green heading northbound

A section of road heading northbound from St Augustine’s Parade (just past its junction with Denmark Street) to where its meets College Green will be closed from today (December 1) to December 12 as part of the project to improve College Green’s junction with Canons Road.

It follows after works took place at the end of November to install underground cables for the new traffic lights.

The new closure will focus on reconstructing the central reservation.

The nearest bus stop for anyone wishing to catch a bus up Park Street, will be the Centre and Triangle West.

The works will also impact traffic heading up Park Street, but access down will remain.

The diversion will be via Anchor Road (A4), Jacob’s Wells Road, Berkeley Place, then onto Triangle West.

Smaller vehicles will still be able to drive up Park Street northbound but will need to access it from St George’s Road.

Lower part of Whiteladies Road

The lower part of Whiteladies Road will be totally closed to motor vehicles from today (December 1) at 9.30am to Friday (December 12).

It follows after works were started in July to prevent localised flooding, make the pavements more accessible, and cycling safer.

The road has since been closed to motor vehicles travelling northbound from Whiteladies Road’s junction with Queens Road up to its junction with Tyndalls Park Road and St Pauls Road.

The same section of Whiteladies Road heading southbound will be closed from December 1 to 12 to carry out drainage investigatory works.

Whiteladies Road southbound will reopen on December 13, and the road northbound could open by December 19.

Work to complete drainage, pavement, cycle path and resurfacing works on this lower section of Whiteladies Road will continue in 2026.

During the works, access for pedestrians and cyclists will be maintained on the pavement (west side), but cyclists should dismount.

Buses will be diverted during the works.

Bus Diversions

For all services – including the 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 71, T7, U1, U1N, and Y6 – travelling southbound, the diversion will be via Tyndall’s Park Road, Elmdale Road and Queens Avenue.

The northbound diversion will remain the same, via Queens Road and St Paul’s Road.

Road diversions for motor vehicles

The lower section of Whiteladies Road will be closed in both directions from 1 to 12 December.

If driving southbound, the diversion is via St Paul’s Road and Queens Road.

If driving northbound, the diversion is via Queens Road and St Paul’s Road.

Access to drive to and from properties along the closure will be maintained at all times but there may be times when it is restricted or temporarily delayed.

For properties north of building 15, including 15, access will be from the St Paul’s junction end of the closure.

For properties south of building 15, access will vary as the works progress.