Alun Griffiths wins Banwell Bypass contract
North Somerset Council has awarded Welsh-based contractor, Alun Griffiths, the design and build contract for the Banwell Bypass near Weston Super Mare. Plans are for the bypass to help with congestion problems on existing local roads in and around the village of Banwell in the county as well as boost the local community and businesses […]
North Somerset Council scraps plans to close some rural roads to traffic
North Somerset Council has cancelled plans to close some rural roads to traffic. Last month, as reported by Highways News, the council published an order to ban through traffic from a network of 34 lanes in some areas of the county. This was part of plans to provide space on these roads for cyclists and […]
North Somerset set to ban vehicles from some rural roads in a bid to encourage active travel
North Somerset Council is planning to ban traffic from some rural roads in the county as part of plans to promote acvtive travel. The council has now applied for a traffic regulation order to prohibit the vehicles-in particlar HGVs and has started a consultation as well. It said this could help its aim to increase […]