Council event for residents and businesses on Worle road upgrades

People living and working in the Queensway and B3440 area of Worle, Weston-super-Mare, can learn more about planned congestion-easing junction upgrades at a forthcoming event.

Local residents and businesses are invited to view the designs at The Campus on Monday 1st September between 4pm and 7pm.

A visual information display about the scheme works will also be available in the downstairs entrance of The Campus for people to view from Thursday 21 August to Monday 1 September.

A dedicated information page for the scheme will be updated in the weeks and months ahead, and can be viewed on the council’s website at: www.n-somerset.gov.uk/WestonJunctionImprovements

Once complete, the junction improvements scheme in the Queensway, New Bristol Road and B3440 area of Worle will allow the junctions to work more efficiently and effectively for all traffic. The work will also create the modern infrastructure needed to enhance current and future bus services.

The scheme includes:

• Converting the existing two traffic light controlled junctions between the Queensway and Walford Avenue, and Bristol Road and the B3440, into two connected roundabouts. This will allow the junctions to function more fluidly, supporting a higher volume of traffic.

• Small changes for two nearby roundabouts on New Bristol Road, to improve traffic flow – the Victory (at the entrance to the Sainsbury’s trading estate), and by the Summerhouse pub.

• Updates to the B3440 slip-roads, which connect the A370 to M5 junction 21, to include new bus lanes and smart traffic signals using GPS to track buses’ locations to give them priority.

The work is due to start in autumn 2025 and aims to be completed in 2027.

Cllr Hannah Young, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport at North Somerset Council said: “This event is a great opportunity for any local residents and businesses to hear more about the plans and what’s involved ahead of works starting. Through dedicated UK government funding, we can put in place the infrastructure changes needed ease pressure on our roads for our growing population, and support more widespread sustainable travel.

“This project will be no small undertaking. We will need everyone to do what they can to plan their journeys, check before they travel, and look at alternative transport options if possible, while we’re carrying out these improvements.”

The junction improvements scheme will be managed in conjunction with infrastructure upgrades elsewhere on the network. This includes at Junction 21 of the M5 by National Highways, the replacement of Winterstoke Road Bridge by the council on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, and the creation of Banwell Bypass. All network upgrades are being managed within tight funding windows.