M32 Motorway - Temporary Restriction And Prohibition Of Traffic To Maintenance And Improvement Works
What is happening?
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)(a) & 14(7)
THE M32 MOTORWAY (M4 TO JUNCTION 3)
(TEMPORARY RESTRICTION AND PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited (Company No. 09346363) intends to make an Order on the M32 Motorway in South Gloucestershire and the City of Bristol to allow works to enable maintenance and improvement works, to be carried out in safety.
The works are expected to take place overnight (19.00 to 06.00) during a period starting on 01 January 2026 and ending on 23 December 2026.
The effect of the Order will be to impose restrictions and prohibitions on the following lengths of carriageway:
(i) the M32 Motorway, in both directions, between M4 Junction 19 and M32 Junction 3;
(ii) all slip roads leading to and from the M32.
During any road closures traffic will be diverted via alternative junctions of the M32 Motorway and local roads. These diversions will be clearly indicated by traffic signs throughout the area.
If you require any further information, please contact the National Highways Customer Contact centre on 0300 123 5000 or info@nationalhighways.co.uk.
The duration of each closure would vary depending on the nature of the work being undertaken on each occasion.
The restrictions will not apply to emergency services or special-forces vehicles, and the prohibitions will not apply to emergency services, works, winter maintenance, or traffic officer vehicles. The restrictions and prohibitions will only apply during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs.
The Order comes into force on 30 December 2025 and will expire on 23 December 2026.
Christopher Batten, an official of National Highways Limited
National Highways Limited, Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4LZ. Registered in England & Wales number 09346363
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