SCRAP THE A4174 RING ROAD REJIG!

South Gloucestershire Council

Graphic of roundabout changes
South Glos Council

South Gloucestershire Council want to spend £30 million of taxpayers money ripping up roundabouts along the ring road, introducing “throughabouts” or "hamburger roundabouts."

Roundabouts affected by the project are Lyde Green, The Rosary (aka Emersons Green), Siston Hill, Deanery Road and Kingsfield.

It’s clear from the plans that:

  • There will be years of disruption
    If these plans go ahead we would have an estimated three years of delays, road works, noise and construction traffic affecting all users of the ring road

  • Buses, cyclists and pedestrians are neglected
    The plans do not provide adequate provision for either pedestrians or cyclists and make no commitment to improving bus frequency and reliability. A larger and busier road could also potentially increase the risks of accidents involving pedestrians or cyclists.

  • The plans do nothing to address the climate emergency
    South Gloucestershire Council has declared a climate emergency. These proposals will not make any positive difference to the enormous environmental challenges we face. And the latest IPCC report underlines the urgency of taking climate change seriously.

We now also know that:

  • Poor air quality is bad for health
    The air quality for people living, working or going to school near the ring road is already poor. The government’s own review shows that more roads makes more traffic. Any increase in traffic on the road would have detrimental health effects, especially for people who already suffer from asthma or other respiratory conditions.

  • Work patterns have changed
    Since the pandemic people have become more used to working at home or travelling at less busy times of the day. The traffic demands on the ring road have changed dramatically since the proposal was first developed. There is little evidence that these proposals align with the current and future travel needs of South Glos and Bristol residents.

So we the undersigned call upon South Gloucestershire Council to scrap these plans and investigate other more appropriate ways of reducing congestion in our area!


To: South Gloucestershire Council
From: [Your Name]

We as local residents and other concerned citizens call upon the Council to consign these plans to the bin, and investigate alternative ways of reducing congestion in our area that reflect the need to reduce traffic and fight the climate emergency.

It’s clear from the plans that:

> There will be years of disruption

If these plans go ahead we would have an estimated three years of delays, road works, noise and construction traffic affecting all users of the ring road
Buses, cyclists and pedestrians are neglected
The plans do not provide adequate provision for either pedestrians or cyclists and make no commitment to improving bus frequency and reliability. A larger and busier road could also potentially increase the risks of accidents involving pedestrians or cyclists.

> The plans do nothing to address the climate emergency

South Gloucestershire Council has declared a climate emergency. These proposals will not make any positive difference to the enormous environmental challenges we face. And the latest IPCC report underlines the urgency of taking climate change seriously.

We now also know that:

> Poor air quality is bad for health

The air quality for people living, working or going to school near the ring road is already poor. The government’s own review shows that more roads makes more traffic. Any increase in traffic on the road would have detrimental health effects, especially for people who already suffer from asthma or other respiratory conditions.

> Work patterns have changed

Since the pandemic people have become more used to working at home or travelling at less busy times of the day. The traffic demands on the ring road have changed dramatically since the proposal was first developed. There is little evidence that these proposals align with the current and future travel needs of South Glos and Bristol residents.