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Old Market ‘gap’ officially complete
A £1.2m project to make it easier to travel between the Old Market roundabout, Castle Street and Tower Hill, collectively known as the Old Market ‘gap’, is now complete.
The project, funded by the West of England Combined Authority through a government grant, means the area now has wider and safer crossing points for people walking and cycling.
A segregated cycle route on Tower Hill has also been created, with protected pedestrian spaces that connect the roundabout to Castle Street.
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Work started in September 2023 under the then Labour-led Bristol City Council.
The completed project means the Old Market ‘gap’ now has wider and safer crossing points
Ed Plowden, Green councillor for Windmill Hill and chair of the transport and connectivity committee, said: “I am really pleased to see the new layout for this busy, central junction, which has been a missing link in the cycling network for many years, replacing a poor-quality subway.”
“The area is now more walking and cycling friendly, which will make it easier for all road users to navigate, and I am optimistic we will see further ambitious schemes like this one throughout the city over coming years.”
Green councillor Ed Plowden said he was “really pleased” to see the completed project
Plowden went on: “It is one of the many ways we are working to encourage more people to travel actively so they can receive all the health, wellbeing and economic benefits, while helping us to reduce congestion and air pollution in the city.”
Work to landscape the area will take place later this year.
All photos: Martin Booth
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