Whiteladies Road project extended into the new year

To allow the work to take place safely, Whiteladies Road has closed once more to northbound traffic between its junctions with Tyndalls Park Road/St Pauls Road and Queens Road. 

Work got underway in July 2025 and has so far included installing a new cycle path, adding new drainage, and repaving the pavement on the west side of the road, between Whiteladies Road’s junctions with Queens Road and St Pauls Road.

Remaining work on the east side of the road, between Whiteladies Road’s junctions with Queens Road and Tyndalls Park Road, includes:

• adding a separated cycle path with a black tarmac surface at the same height as the pavement
• adding ‘beany block kerbs’ that combine the roadside kerbs with a built-in drainage system
• raising the driveways of six private properties using like-for-like materials
• repaving the pavement and increasing its height, to reduce the impact of the tree roots
• adding rubber crumb around the trees

Councillor Ed Plowden, Chair of the Transport and Connectivity Committee, said:

“Whiteladies Road has struggled with localised flooding for years and the mature trees, that line the eastern side of the street, have caused problems for pedestrians as their roots have made the narrow pavement surface uneven.

“I am pleased that work has restarted as we need to make Whiteladies Road more accessible for pedestrians, safer for cyclists, while retaining road space for vehicles and without losing any of the trees.

“Unfortunately, the need to resolve the drainage issues has added extra time to the project, which is now on course to be completed early in the spring.

“Thank you to everyone, especially residents and businesses along the route, for bearing with us while we work to improve Whiteladies Road for all.”

The northbound diversion is via Queens Road, St Pauls Road and left onto Whiteladies Road.

The diversion to access properties on the western side of Whiteladies Road is via Queens Road, Pembroke Road, Oakfield Road, and right onto Whiteladies Road.

Access is still being maintained for pedestrians and cyclists, who should follow instructions on site.

There will need to be an overnight road closure towards the end of the project for road resurfacing.

Work is expected to be completed in spring 2026.

This project is being funded using the highways maintenance block allocation from the UK government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, secured by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.