A number of junctions will be redesigned under the scheme. Picture: North Somerset Council

Plans to revamp busy junctions near Weston approved

Paul JonesMarch 21, 20250 Comment0

PLANS to redesign junctions in the Queensway, New Bristol Road and B3440 area in Worle have been approved.

The refreshed layout aims to ease congestion on a main route in and out of the town, and North Somerset Council (NSC) says it hopes to start work in the autumn.

NSC said the scheme will allow the junctions to “work more efficiently and effectively for all traffic, while creating the modern infrastructure needed to enhance current and future bus services”.

The changes would see the two traffic light-controlled junctions between the Queensway and Walford Avenue, and Bristol Road and the B3440, converted into two connected roundabouts.

Changes are also planned for two 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.

The nearby B3440 slip-roads, which connect the A370 to M5 junction 21, would also be updated under the scheme, with new bus lanes and smart traffic signals, which use GPS to track buses’ locations to give them priority.

NSC said the approved designs for the Queensway, New Bristol Road and B3440 schemes were shaped following in-depth discussions with community representatives, alongside detailed technical analysis.

Cllr Hannah Young, executive member for highways and transport at NSC, said: “These junction improvements are sorely needed for the Queensway, New Bristol Road and B3440 area of Worle, so I am pleased to be able to announce this next step for the area.

“I want to emphasise that this project would be no small undertaking, and we would of course do everything we can to minimise disruption.

“These improvements are only possible through the current ring-fenced funding we’ve received from the UK Government under the Bus Service Improvement Plan.

“With it, we can put in place infrastructure changes to benefit our growing population now and in future, which wouldn’t be achievable without external government funding.”

Once underway, the work is expected to take around six months.