Linking the Greens
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About the project
The Linking the Greens project is being delivered to enhance and promote sustainable travel in the Emersons Green and Lyde Green areas, and improve connections between the 2 communities, which sit either side of the A4174 Avon Ring Road.
This will involve maintaining and enhancing Newlands Bridge over the A4174 Avon Ring Road, in addition to improving the walking and cycling routes either side of the bridge to better link Lyde Green with the Emersons Green retail park.
Land adjacent to Emersons Green skate park will be transformed into a new open space, with feature paths, turfing, tree planting, wildflowers and a community designed bronze sculpture reflecting the local flora.
What it means
We are making improvements to the shared-use route from Lyde Green across to Emersons Green via Newlands Bridge, which includes:
- path widening along the existing public right of way connecting the bridge with the Lyde Green residential development
- a new landscaped cycle and pedestrian path through the land adjacent to the Emersons Green skate park, with improved street lighting
- refurbishment of the existing footbridge – including resurfacing and construction of new steps at the Lyde Green end
Other improvements in the area
Improvements that have already been completed in the wider area include:
- a new composite footbridge over the Folly Brook in Lyde Green
- de-silting and environmental enhancements to ponds in Emersons Green
- Emersons Way and Betts Green updated traffic calming features
- Johnson Road and Church Farm Road updated traffic calming features
- updated lighting along the Ring Road cycleway and footway at the Emersons Green end of Newlands Bridge towards Wick Wick roundabout and at the Lyde Green end of Newlands Bridge towards Rosary roundabout
Other safety improvements that have been made include:
- construction of the B4465 Pucklechurch to Ring Road shared-use path
- pedestrian guardrails at Rosary Roundabout A4174
- traffic calming scheme on the Sainsburys access road (near the petrol station)
- traffic calming and pedestrian crossing improvements on Willowherb Road, Lyde Green
- Science Park cycle signage
Keep updated
Latest project news
June 2025
Designs have been completed on the planned work to improve and enhance the areas on both sides of Newlands Bridge, along with essential bridge maintenance – including landscaping, street lighting, path construction, and public art.
Work will begin to install a new waterproof deck surface to Newlands Bridge. This will take around 2 weeks to complete. The public right of way across the bridge will be temporarily closed and diverted.
Following this, new fencing will be installed around the abutments on both sides of the bridge, which is anticipated to take around one week to complete. During these works lane one of the northbound and southbound carriageways will be closed consecutively. The fencing works will take place at night to minimise disruption to traffic flows along the A4174.
Later in the year, work will commence to complete the landscaping improvements, including:
- new asphalt path
- new flexi pave paths
- new concrete steps
- amenity grass turfing, wildflower and tree planting
- upgraded street lighting
- 4m high bronze sculpture
April 2025
Excavation began on the reinforced concrete foundation required for the planned installation of a 4 metre bronze sculpture depicting a clover that is commonly found in the Emersons Green area.
February 2025
Vegetation clearance work was completed in the area near Emersons Green skate park and along the public right of way connecting Newlands Bridge with Acorn Drive, in Lyde Green.
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How this project is funded
The Linking the Greens project funding is via developer contributions, the council and the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership through the government’s Local Growth and Getting Building funds, administered by the West of England Combined Authority.