Overview
We are proposing a series of changes to Bond Street and nearby roads, including new bus lanes in both directions and creating a cycle route on quieter streets that run alongside Bond Street.
This scheme includes the east side of St James Barton Roundabout, Bond Street, Bond Street’s junction with Bond Street South, Newfoundland Circus and Newfoundland Road.
We are aiming to improve the route for buses travelling between St James Barton Roundabout and the M32, as well as the route west towards the roundabout.
Creating an outbound bus lane on Bond Street would mean removing an on-road cycle lane and replacing it with a two-way cycle route through quieter streets that run parallel to Bond Street.
About
We are proposing a series of changes to Bond Street area
We are proposing a series of changes to Bond Street area, including:
- Widening the road and installing a bus lane on Bond Street to improve the reliability of buses travelling eastbound.
- Extending the inbound bus lane heading westbound on Newfoundland Circus to the Cabot Circus car park entrance, which means widening the road at Houlton Street junction to install a 3m bus lane heading into Cabot Circus car park.
- Adding a new set of traffic lights, which would stop general traffic and allow buses travelling inbound from the M32 to get from one bus lane to another easily.
- creating an off-road two-way separated cycle path from St James Barton Roundabout to York Street.
- Creating a two-way on-road cycle route between York Street and Newfoundland Road.
- Installing road humps to slow down traffic.
- Improving the pedestrian crossing on St Paul Street, which would mean removing the two-way cycle lane.
- Changing some general traffic movements to allow improvements for bus, cycle, and pedestrian routes.
Buses that would use the bus lanes include local buses, the three metrobus services, some regional buses, including to Yate, Thornbury, UWE Bristol and Newport, and many intercity coaches.
Plan of Bond Street
Cycle route on quieter streets
Creating an outbound bus lane on Bond Street would mean removing an on-road cycle lane and replacing it with a two-way cycle route through quieter streets that run parallel to Bond Street.
This new cycling route would travel along Pembroke Street, Portland Square and Wilson Street, running just north of Bond Street. We carried out traffic surveys which told us that the level of motor traffic on these streets is suitable for on-road cycling, in line with the latest national cycle design guidance.
Along the south side of Portland Square, the road is one-way, so we are proposing a two-way cycle lane. This would reduce the distance cyclists have to travel to move in an eastbound direction. It would mean the loss of eight parking spaces on Portland Square and a new two-way cycle lane on the one-way street. Our parking survey found that at no point were these parking bays more than 42 per cent full.
This cycle path would provide a safer and more pleasant route from the city centre to the Concorde Way walking and cycling route, which connects Filton and Stoke Gifford to the city centre.
How we got here
The Bristol City Centre Transport Changes consultation on the proposals took place in summer 2024.
We have since updated some of the designs for the transport proposals based on the feedback, including:
- A new crossing on the east side of James Barton Roundabout.
- Upgrading the crossing from Gloucester Street to Hanover Court by making it wider in the east-west direction to allow increased space for cyclists and pedestrians crossing.
- Reinstating cycling infrastructure on St Paul Street.
- Adding more planting to improve public spaces.
- Making access from Brunswick Square to the crossing level and more accessible.
Investment and funding
The Bond Street project is part of the wider city centre project that is expected to be funded by the UK Government through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, secured by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
Useful websites
- Bristol heat network – Heat Networks – Bristol City Leap
Construction
We expect construction work on the project to get underway in spring 2027 and for it to take around a year to build.
We will update this page with more information when we have the works programme nearer the time.
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