The New Year is here and whilst 2025 will bring a change to many, some things will always stay the same. One of those things that will stay the same, sadly, are the roadworks.
Throughout 2024, plenty of roads have closed as resurfacing has taken place, long diversions installed as key A-roads and motorways closed and various temporary traffic lights have caused mayhem and frustration. Roadworks are frequent in Bristol and will keep on affecting roads as necessary works take place.
There are several roadwork schemes that will take place during 2025 affecting some of the busiest roads in Bristol. Some of these are ongoing currently whilst others will start within the following months. This is on top of the continuous motorway closures that have affected the region this year and will affect us next year.
Here are some of the roadwork schemes to be aware of as we enter 2025.
‘The Park Row scheme’
The Park Row scheme has been ongoing since the start of April and will continue to take shape over the coming months. According to One.Network, the project will continue until March 2025.
The scheme mainly affects Park Row, Perry Road, Upper Maudlin Street and Colston Street, within the city centre, however roads which share junctions with these streets will also face partial closures. The year-long scheme will allow for upgraded cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings.
Victoria Street
Starting on January 14, Victoria Street will be subject to roadworks which will last until 2026. The scheme will create a two-way segregated cycleway linking Bristol Bridge to Temple Gate, improving bus stops along Victoria Street and adding crossing points.
The work will be carried out in phases and is expected to take 15 months, lasting until early 2026. Victoria Street will remain open for most of this time but temporary traffic lights will be in operation.
York Road
Another ongoing roadworks scheme, York Road in Bedminster, will continue to remain closed as work to repair the river wall continues. The £11.9 million project aims to secure and reinforce the river walls along the New Cut.
Situated around the Langton Street Bridge, better known as the Banana Bridge, the works recently switched to permanent long-term repairs rather than short-term emergency works. The first phase of the project is scheduled to finish in spring 2025, when the second phase will begin. This is expected to end in 2026.
Gloucester Road
On the outskirts of Bristol, the A38 Gloucester Road will undergo a year-long roadworks scheme starting in June 2025. The scheme is to repair the concrete walls at the A38, near the Brabazon new development.
The work will be phased as one side of the A38 junction near the Royal Mail will close, starting with the southbound slip roads from the B4057 junction (northbound remaining open during this time) and then swapping to the northbound slip roads.
During this time, diversion routes will be in place which will use the A38 heading back towards Southmead.
Hengrove Way
Hengrove Way’s roadwork scheme will also be finishing in 2025 following a two-year project to remodel a junction and make it safer for cyclists and pedestrians. The scheme started in 2023 and has seen the ring road’s junction with Bamfield close several times during this period.
The project, which One.Network lists as ending in August 2025, will see an improved capacity for vehicles to reduce overall traffic. The road will also be resurfaced and new drainage installed.
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