Motorway to close tonight with drivers and bus passengers diverted
A busy stretch of the M32[1] will be closed for the next two nights while works are carried out on the central reservation. The closure affects the motorway between the Eastville and Filton areas of Bristol, with one side shut tonight (Thursday, May 18) and the other side on Friday (May 19).
National Highways[2], which is responsible for the road, said it will be closed southbound between junctions 1 and 2 between 10pm tonight and 6am tomorrow. It will then close again on the northbound carriageway between the same section, from 10pm on Friday night until 6am on Saturday morning.
A diversion is in place for motorists. The southbound diversion will take motorists via the A4174 Filton Road, A38 Gloucester Road and B4469 Muller Road to join at junction 2.
The northbound route will be in reverse, via the B4469 Muller Road, A38 and A4174 to junction 1. A notice on the First Bus website advises passengers of disruption.
It states: "The M32 between junctions 1, (Filton) and 2 (Eastville) will be closed overnight to services T1, Y1, m1, m3, m4 and U3 between 10pm and 6am on Thursday, May 18 (one night) and closed again between junctions 2 and 1 between 10pm and 6am on Friday, May 19 (one night) to facilitate carriageway works.
"Services m1, m3 and m4 will be unable to serve the Begbrook bus stop and instead will serve the bus stop at the bottom of Stoke Lane. No bus stops will be missed for service T1, U3 or Y1."
References
- ^ M32 (www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk)
- ^ National Highways (nationalhighways.co.uk)
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