From Monday 27th May, Bath & North East Somerset Council will be trialling a one-way loop for motorists in the Newbridge area of the city.
Following engagement with the community, it is one of several areas included in the council’s Liveable Neighbourhoods (LN) programme.
The roads included in the trial at Newbridge are Charmouth Road, Lyme Road and Lyme Gardens.
The aim is to reduce vehicle congestion at school pick-up and drop-off times (the entrance to Newbridge Primary is at the north end of Charmouth Road), as well as create a more pleasant environment for residents and a safer route for walking and cycling.
The one-way scheme is being installed under an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO).
Traffic for the Lyme Road area will enter from the Charmouth Road junction with Newbridge Road (A4), travel west along Lyme Road, and south along Lyme Gardens to exit. Cyclists will be able to travel in both directions.
Signs will inform drivers of the one-way system. The council says that to improve the visibility of cyclists, up to five parking spaces will be lost.
The trial will be in place for a minimum of six months alongside a public consultation. During this time, the council says it will also monitor traffic movements to measure any impacts.
It says: “At the end of the six-month consultation, we will consider all of the outcomes alongside wider council policy to inform a decision on whether to make the trial permanent.”
Another LN scheme at Southlands in Weston village was made permanent earlier this year, despite a majority of residents objecting to the scheme in council surveys.
Planters in the road stop vehicles from driving through, with the council saying it prevents rat-running and makes it better for walkers and cyclists.
