The Department for Transport (DfT) have upheld the appeal against Council plans to introduce an experimental HGV weight restriction on the A36 at Beckford Road.
The DfT have requested that the Council explore other diversionary routes for HGV’s effected by the proposed restriction.
They will be inviting representatives from the Highways Agency, Somerset County Council, Wiltshire Council, and the Government to work constructively alongside them to address the concerns of local residents about Heavy Goods Vehicles travelling through Bath, particularly along A4 London Road and A36 Bathwick Street.
The proposed experimental restriction would reduce the contribution made by HGVs to poor air quality, road safety issues and intimidation experienced by vulnerable road users within the Bath World Heritage Site.
The Council say they are determined to do everything in its power to address these problems.
