Live: Road reopened near Ashton Gate Stadium after crash

Drivers faced long delays following reports of an accident near Ashton Gate Stadium this afternoon. The A3029 Winterstoke Road was reportedly closed, leading to traffic chaos in the area.

The collision reportedly took place near the storage building, with Inrix reporting that the road was blocked at around 4:40pm BristolLive has contacted Avon and Somerset Police for more information.


The inrix traffic monitoring system reports: “A3029 Winterstoke Road Southbound blocked, queue of traffic due to accident near storage building. Traffic congestion coming from Plimsoll swing bridge.”

Travel West tweeted: “Winterstoke Road by Ashton Gate Stadium is currently closed due to RTA. Long delays. Please use alternate routes.”

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traffic relief

Decrease in traffic, previous accident on A3029 Winterstoke Road southbound from The Storage Building to South Bristol Retail Park.

Winterstoke Road has reopened

Major traffic delays and queues due to a previous accident on the A3029 Winterstoke Road southbound from The Storage Building to South Bristol Retail Park. Congestion half way up Clifton Suspension Bridge and Ashton Court Golf Course. All lanes have been reopened.

Vía already reopens, according to witness

A witness at the scene of the collision reported that Winterstoke Road is now being cleared. They said: “The police literally just as I arrived moved both parties to the Halfords side in the retail park, to continue taking details.”

“There were 3 police cars here, 2 have now left and the road is now fully reopened. The long traffic jams in both directions are now easing.”

They added that no ambulances appeared to be on the scene when they arrived.

Travel West reports that only southbound traffic is affected by the closure

Travel West has reported that only southbound traffic is affected by the road closure on Winterstoke Road; northbound traffic is still allowed to pass.

Winterstoke Road has now been closed

A3029 Winterstoke Road Southbound closed, traffic queues due to accident from The Storage Building to South Bristol Retail Park. With traffic congested from the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Ashton Court Golf Course, traffic is moving away towards Gurney Roundabout.

Road near Ashton Gate stadium blocked

Winterstoke Road near the stadium has been closed

Winterstoke road blocked

“A3029 Winterstoke Road Southbound blocked, traffic queue due to accident near The Storage Building. Traffic congestion coming from Clifton Suspension Bridge.”

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