Bristol Airport short-stay car park ripped up in £60 million development latest

The short-stay car park at Bristol Airport has moved as part of a project to create a public transport interchange and an additional multi-storey car park. The scheme, which includes more than £60 million in investment making it the largest single investment since the terminal opened in 2000, saw work start in September last year that is scheduled to last 18 months.

The short-stay car park has been ripped up for the new public transport interchange according to eyewitnesses. The short-stay, which used to be located in front of the terminal building, has moved to the back of the pre-existing multi-storey car park.

The new interchange will sit on the top level of the multi-storey car park and will offer 10 new bays for coaches and buses. This would be more than double the existing number of bays (six) and will mean the airport would have one of the largest bus/coach interchanges in the South West region.

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The top level of the multi-storey will also provide a dedicated Drop Off and Pick-up location. As well as the interchange, the internal roads system will be improved by separating pedestrians and vehicles to make it safer.

The new multi-storey car park will provide more than 2000 spaces with waiting rooms and rest facilities. It will adjoin the existing multi-storey car park.

Pedestrians will be able to access the terminal using a glazed bridge link with ease of access for customers. As a result of this, the current pedestrian route, using steps and slopes between the car parks and the terminal, will be removed.

The CEO of Bristol Airport, Dave Lees, said in September: “This project is transformational for our customers. It is the largest single capital investment project since the terminal opened in 2000 and will take 18 months to complete.

“As with all large-scale projects, they are complex and the development work will need to be phased to accommodate the normal day to day Airport operations. During the project, customers will see several temporary changes taking place, including temporary relocation of some car parks and changes to internal roads layouts. We will continue to keep customers informed of the changes via directional signage, customer messaging on car park bookings, the website and on social media.”

The project forms part of plans to make Bristol Airport able to accommodate 12 million passengers per annum and will create thousands of new jobs in the years ahead. The project “is the first of many” to make the customer experience better at Bristol Airport whilst commuting to be a net zero airport by 2030.

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