People returning to work and school after the Christmas and New Year break face travel disruption in the city centre.
For the next three weeks, National Grid is carrying out new sub-station and high-voltage cable replacement works affecting Chapel Row, Princes Street and St Paul’s Place.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has introduced a one-way restriction on Chapel Row from its junction with St Paul’s Place, extending north to the junction with Queen Square. One-way traffic can only travel northbound.
Princes Street is closed at its junction with Chapel Row only.
The one-way restriction on Princes Street is temporarily suspended to allow two-way traffic flow. Access to Princes Street is from Monmouth Street.
There is a temporary no left-hand turn restriction at the junction of Charles Street/St Paul’s Place to prevent vehicles turning onto St Paul’s Place.
There is also a temporary no right-hand turn restriction to vehicles over 3.5 tonnes at the junction of Monmouth Street/Chapel Row to prevent them only turning onto Chapel Row.
The Temporary Traffic Regulation Order, which began on Sunday, 5th January, runs for a maximum period of six months but it is anticipated the work will take 22 days.
The alternative route takes drivers needing to access St Paul’s Place/Monmouth Place via Queen Square, Queen Square Place, Charlotte Street, Upper Bristol Road, Little Stanhope Street, Stanhope Place, James Street West, Westgate Buildings and Monmouth Street.
For southbound traffic, the diversion is via Queen Square, Queen Square Place, Charlotte Street, Upper Bristol Road, Little Stanhope Street. Stanhope Place and James Street West.
Also affecting Princes Street, Wessex Water will begin installing a new connection from Tuesday 7th January. The project is expected to take three days. Princes Street will be closed from its junction with Chapel Row/Queen Square extending south to the junction with the hotel car park just off Princes Street.
A temporary suspension of the one-way restriction on Princes Street will enable two-way traffic to access the hotel car park from Monmouth Street.
The alternative route clockwise for drivers is via the remainder of Princes Street, Monmouth Street, Chapel Row and Queen Square.
Anti-clockwise it is via Chapel Row, Charles Street, James Street West, Westgate Buildings, Monmouth Street and Princes Street.
Also New King Street is closed from the junction with Little Stanhope Street east to the junction with Cumberland Row so Wales & West Utilities can carry out gas main upgrade works.
The project is anticipated to take eight weeks. The alternative route for drivers is via Stanhope Place, James Street West, Charles Street, Monmouth Place and Cumberland Row.
Also under way is a temporary one-way system along Wood Street while Beazer House is demolished to make way for a new hotel. The restriction, expected to last for four months, affects Wood Street from its junction with Oak Street to the junction with the A36 Lower Bristol Road.
Meanwhile as we reported on Saturday, Wessex Water is due to begin emergency works at the junction of Crescent Lane, Marlborough Buildings, Weston Road, and Cavendish Road which could take up to four weeks.
