The remodel is part of a £2m project
13:15, 04 Sep 2025Updated 15:43, 04 Sep 2025
The Portway Park & Ride bus entrance will be improved to allow buses travelling to and from the northwest to access the bus stops.(Image: Bristol City Council)
Work to remodel a major Bristol park-and-ride junction is almost complete, but roads will be closed while resurfacing work continues.
The A4 Portway has undergone a number of works since February 2025 to improve connections for people commuting between Avonmouth and the city centre.
A section of the A4 Portway, between West Town Road and Barrow Hill Road, will be closed overnight in both directions on Thursday, September 4 from 8pm to 6am, to complete resurfacing work outside the new bus entrance.
Following completion of the new entrance layout, from Friday, September 12, people using the P&R service will be able to use the bus stop within the site once again.
Work completed already includes the widening and reconfiguring the bus junction, more wayfinding, installing a pedestrian crossing next to the bus junction and resurfacing.
The previous layout of the junction only allowed access to buses travelling to and from the southeast towards the city centre. Now buses will be able to access the park and ride from the north west of the city.
Chair of the transport committee Councillor Ed Plowden said: “I’m really pleased that work is almost finished on time and on budget, and that Park & Ride users will be able to catch the bus on-site once more, which is much more convenient for them.
“The remodel means that new bus connections will be able to serve the Park & Ride, such as the planned direct shuttle bus to and from the YTL Arena in Filton when it opens.”
There are some finishing touches to make to the bus entrance after it has opened, including installing the new bespoke gates.
The £2 million Portwaypark-and-ride bus entrance project is being funded by the government as part of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, secured by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
This funding aims to decarbonise transport and encourage people to use public transport and to walk and cycle more. It cannot be used for ongoing maintenance of roads or on other council services, such as housing.