The Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre Rapid Transit Order 2013

Articles 2(1) and 5

SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULED WORKS

(1) Number of Work	(2) Description of Work
In North Somerset/the City of Bristol
Work No.1A	A two-way guided busway 753 metres in length, together with an adjoining emergency and maintenance track, commencing at the Long Ashton Park and Ride site access road, running south-east across Longmoor Brook and then skirting the site of the proposed Ashton Vale football stadium, turning north-eastwards and running parallel to Colliter’s Brook before crossing from the west to the east side of Colliter’s Brook and terminating 50 metres north-east of the northern end of Silbury Road. This work includes new bridge works over Longmoor Brook and Colliter’s Brook on which the busway will be carried and modifications to the Park and Ride site and access road.
Work No.1B	A two-way guided busway 502 metres in length, together with an adjoining emergency and maintenance track, commencing at the Long Ashton Park and Ride site access road and running south-east, crossing Longmoor Brook, continuing east across Ashton Fields and crossing Colliter’s Brook before terminating 50 metres north-east of the northern end of Silbury Road. This work includes new bridge works over Longmoor Brook and Colliter’s Brook on which the busway will be carried and modifications to the Park and Ride site and access road.
In the City of Bristol
Work No.2	A two-way guided busway 847 metres in length commencing at the termination of Works Nos. 1A and 1B and running north-east, parallel to Colliter’s Brook before turning north-west, crossing Colliter’s Brook and following the line of the Portbury freight railway, crossing from the west to the east side of the railway around the Ashton Junction level crossing, passing under Ashton Road and terminating at the Winterstoke Underpass, together with an adjoining emergency and maintenance track commencing at the termination of Work Nos. 1A and 1B and terminating at a point where the busway crosses over Colliter’s Brook. This work includes new bridge works over Colliter’s Brook and over the Portbury freight railway on which the busway will be carried and associated realignments of the highway at Winterstoke Road and Ashton Vale Road.
Work No.3	A two-way guided busway 890 metres in length, commencing at the termination of Work No. 2 and running north-east along a disused railway corridor, passing under Brunel Way, crossing Ashton Avenue bridge in single track configuration, turning east and rounding the A Bond building before terminating at a point opposite number 20 Avon Crescent, together with an adjoining emergency and maintenance track commencing at the termination of Work No. 2 and terminating at Ashton Avenue Bridge. This work includes new bridge works to strengthen and modify Ashton Avenue Bridge on which the busway will be carried.
Work No.4	A realignment of the Bristol Harbour Railway 141 metres in length commencing at a point 40 metres west of the termination of Work no. 3 and running on-street east along the New Cut for 141 metres.
Work No.5	A one-way (towards the city centre) guided busway and a realignment of the Bristol Harbour Railway 1280 metres in length commencing at the termination of Work No. 3 and running east between Cumberland Road and the New Cut, passing under Cumberland Road from its south to its north side and terminating at a point adjacent to the western boundary of the “Miranda Guinness” building. This work includes associated modifications to Avon Crescent and Cumberland Road and an adjoining footway and cycleway commencing at a point 80 metres west of the point Work No. 5 passes under Cumberland Road and terminating at the termination of Work No. 5.
Work No.5A	Works to widen the existing “Chocolate Path” (footpath FP 392) and associated strengthening works to the New Cut retaining wall commencing at a point 60 metres east of the commencement of Work No. 4 and extending eastwards along the Chocolate Path for 65 metres.
Work No.6	Works to the Museum of Bristol access road 300 metres in length commencing at the termination of Work No. 5 and terminating 10 metres north of the junction of the Museum of Bristol access road and Wapping Road, including the removal of the existing Bristol Harbour Railway and its relocation commencing at the termination of Work No. 5 and running on-street to a termination point on the north side of the Museum of Bristol access road 163 metres from its junction with Wapping Road, the widening of the carriageway and the provision of new footways together with associated improvements to the junction of the Museum of Bristol access road and Wapping Road.
Work No.7	A single track two-way guided busway and adjoining footway and cycleway together with associated modifications to Wapping Road and Prince Street totalling 100 metres in length commencing at the termination of Work No. 6, passing over Prince Street Bridge and terminating at a point 27 metres north of Prince Street Bridge. This work includes strengthening works to Prince Street Bridge.