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The junction of College Green and Canons Road has been undergoing a \u00a31m upgrade since August(Image: Bristol City Council)<\/p>\nA central reservation needs to be built as the \u00a31m project nears its end dateThe junction of College Green and Canons Road has been undergoing a \u00a31m upgrade since August(Image: Bristol City Council)<\/p>\n
Motorists intending to drive up Park Street<\/a> have been warned of two weeks of disruption while the central reservation near College Green’s junction with Canon’s Road is rebuilt.<\/p>\n The reconstruction of the central reservation is the latest part of the \u00a31m project to improve the busy junction in central Bristol<\/a>, which began in August and is forecast to last until the end of the year.<\/p>\n From Monday, December 1 until Friday, December 12, a diversion will be via Anchor Road (A4), Jacob\u2019s Wells Road, Berkeley Place, then onto Triangle West.<\/p>\n Smaller vehicles will still be able to drive up Park Street northbound but will need to access it from St George\u2019s Road. Traffic will still be able to travel down Park Street.<\/p>\n Buses travelling northbound will also have to follow the diversion, and the nearest available bus stop for people looking to travel North will be in The Centre.<\/p>\n “From Monday 1 to Friday 12 December we need to reconstruct the central reservation,” a council spokesperson said.<\/p>\n “This means we need to close a section of road heading northbound from St Augustine\u2019s Parade (just past its junction with Denmark Street) to where it meets College Green.”<\/p>\n “A signposted diversion will be in place.”<\/p>\n Access for pedestrians and cyclists will be maintained while the central reservation is reconstructed.<\/p>\n Work on the Canon’s Road\/College Green junction was brought forward separately from a wider \u00a315.5m project to improve the number 2 bus route, including the controversial plan to pedestrianise Park Street, because of concerns that the traffic signals on the junction could fail due to their age.<\/p>\n Bristol City Council<\/a> approved the plans to install a bus gate and effectively ban cars from Park Street<\/a> in March in a vote that went along party lines; the Greens voted in favour, Labour<\/a> abstained, and the single Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors voted against it.<\/p>\n Proponents of the scheme have said it will improve air quality and make traffic in the area disappear<\/a> due to motorists choosing different transport options rather than simply driving via an alternative route. Opponents of the Park Street project, including some local business owners<\/a>, have warned it could “kill” the busy shopping area.<\/p>\n