A432 Safer Road Consultation

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Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council are working together to improve road safety on the A432.

We asked

The A432 Safer Road consultation took place between 15 December and 13 February 2026.

In partnership with South Gloucestershire Council, we set out our joint proposals to make busy high streets in Downend, Fishponds and Easton safer. This included proposals for new and improved pedestrian crossings, reducing some speed limits to 20mph, measures to slow down traffic, and new road markings and signage.

An online consultation survey was available to respondents. An Easy Read version of the survey was also available.

Alternative formats such as braille, large print, printed surveys, and translation to other languages were available on request.

You said

There were 1605 responses to the A432 Safer Road consultation.

The pdf A432 road safety consultation report(5.53 MB) summarises the public consultation feedback.

We did

This consultation attracted significant interest, with a number of very detailed responses for consideration by the design and project teams. In light of this feedback, council officers would like to allow appropriate time to review the initial proposals, considering concerns and suggestions made. We will then refine the plans and hold Traffic Regulation Order consultations, which are needed to make certain changes to the highway, ahead of any work taking place.

A separate document will follow setting out responses to frequent comments and suggestions and detailing how and where the initial proposals which were consulted on have been revised.

Further information

Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council proposed a range of safety measures, starting from where the A432 meets the A4174 in South Gloucestershire, heading southwest through three busy high streets in Downend, Fishponds and Easton.

Just over two miles of the route falls within South Gloucestershire, including Badminton Road and Downend Road, and three miles falls within the city of Bristol, including Fishponds Road and Stapleton Road.

Proposals included:

Reducing some speed limits from 30mph to 20mph
New and improved pedestrian crossings
Measures to slow down traffic
New road markings and signage

The aim of the project was to improve driver behaviour on the A432, to significantly reduce the chance of any road traffic incidents, especially serious or fatal ones.

Key dates

Start date: 15 December 2025
End date: 13 February 2026