£40 million to be spent in Bristol

“It'll take £40 million to undo the chaos they've so creatively inflicted on the city to date!”

“That's £40 million quid going to be used up in admin costs, surveys and wastefull schemes with f all benefit to Bristolians.”

“This is the City of Pipe Dreams. The city where nothing seems to happen - if it does its with the speed of a geriatric snail. There's lots of talk (much of it from BCC) about grand projects in the offing but very little action.

The city of apathy. Yes, that's us. I don't think I'll be wrong in guessing that the turnout for the poll for Mayor of Bristol and police chief will be low.

I could list a catalogue of things that were going to happen in Bristol - but haven't. My list goes back more than 40 years. It was in the 1960's that BCC promised (yes, promised) to build a pedestrian square in front of St.Mary Redcliffe. The folk of Redcliffe, and Bristol, are still waiting for it.

I remember someone called Simon Cook getting all excited about a proposed stadium for Bristol City FC something that the city should be supporting. He's gone strangely quiet on that one. I expect he'll be able to come up with a form of words to explain his silence on this issue.

The so-called Enterprise Zone behind Temple Meads is going to be an allotment plot. Says it all, doesnt it about Bristol's aspirations for the big time, the big European city.

I'm a Bristolian and there aren't many of us. Most of the born and bred Bristolians have 'emigrated' to other cities which are vibrant and offering opportunities.”

“matic_113 - I agree, would be a pioneering idea to give Bristol's transport responsibility to another body that actually will deliver results and make improvements.....
However, BCC's track record is:
1. They simply refuse to admit when they are wrong.
2. They deem every project a success even when it is blatantly clear to the public in the real world that their ideas are a failure.
3. They simply DO NOT listen to the public (even despite thousands of people signing petitions).
So given the above, it is highly unlikely that they will allow another body to take charge of the road/transport infrastructure..... Unfortunately for us.”

“@KA12345 - I completely agree. I want the transport to be improved as much as anyone but if you gave BCC £10 Billion they will find a way of achieving nothing! Could we sub-contract our transport to a council that have been successful at delivering projects?? Sheffield, Newcastle, Hannover....??? (the list is long)”

“All of this money should go on schools, employment centers, training/apprenticeship schemes, help local businesses etc etc....

I do not want to see a single penny of this go on the transport infrastructure.. especially after BCC have recently WASTED £80m of our money on their useless so called 'improvements'..... which have in reality made things much worse and brought even more congestion to Bristol.

Put simply - BCC are useless at road/transport infrastructure and cannot be trusted with any more money on it.”

“Are they going to use this money to repair and re-open Windsor Place in Clifton which will have been closed for two years come Christmas? I doubt if any city councillor knows where this important road is or what state it's in. Emergency services certainly don't know it's blocked at one end. An ambulance and a police car have both tried to get down their recently. Both had to reverse and lost time on what may well have been a response to an emergency. Wonder if good ol' Tim Kent will divert some cash to this road. Is this the city's longest-closed road without any repairs done on it?”

“@Hartman81 - "Unless they are going to spend it on getting rid of traffic lights and widening roads (maybe making the M32 a proper motorway with 3 lanes each side, or completing the 'ring road' which isn't a ring?) then I don't want it spent at all."


"The 'ring road' which isn't a ring" will never be completed while Tim Kent is Executive Member for Traffic & Transport. He opposes the South Bristol Link because it runs through his own ward while supporting "Bristol Rapid Transport". He also opposes traffic calming measures in his own ward while installing them throughout the rest of Bristol!

Tim Kent, Whitchurch Chicanes - http://tinyurl.com/2xnmra

The BRT route from Hengrove to Emersons Green is planned to go via the city centre, how ridiculous is that? (For anyone not sure of the answer, have a look on the map).”

“We can confirm Tim Kent will shortly be bidding for some of this money to help cause some more congestion in Bristol, under the disguise of improving safety. Of course no targets will be set, the only target will be to spend all the money. This will then allow us to confirm the project a complete success regards of the results.

Plans are already in place for the following: No left turns, no right turns, one way streets, Bus Lanes, 24 Hour Bus Lanes with no 24 Hour Bus Service, Cycle Lanes, un-needed traffic lights, badly timed traffic lights, contraflows, one way systems, road bumps, speed humps, artificial cul-de-sacs, pedestrian zones, bump outs, build outs, speed cushions, traffic islands, diverters, reduced turning radius's, narrowing of lanes, chokers, chicanes, detours, curb extensions and our favourite Sticky Out Bus Stops.”

“@Smoosername - "I can see the sales department, of who ever Bristol Council buy their traffic lights off, being very busy shortly."


I hope they buy better ones than they used on Fishponds Road; they were supposed to improve traffic flow but they keep going red!

The 8.00 a.m. queue into Bristol now starts at the Lodge Causeway junction of Fishponds Road which is much worse than it was before GBBN and now more people are using Forrest Road as well!

GBBN is a prime example of £80 million not only wasted but making things worse!”