Extra £826,000 needed for project to revamp Temple Way in Bristol View Image

An extra £826,000 is needed for a project to majorly revamp Temple Way .

Work to make buses more reliable and routes safer and more accessible for pedestrians and cyclists along the major road between the Old Market roundabout and Temple Meads station is due to begin on Monday (Dec 1 ).

The project is being funded by the government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, which is managed by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority,

The council has now confirmed it is seeking an extra £826,540 for the Temple Way Project from WECA after 'costs of building the scheme exceeded the approved budget'.

The request for the best part of £1m in extra cash is one of three reports on sustainable transp

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