The completion of road markings and signage on streets in the centre of Bath as part of the newly introduced secure zone will be carried out over the next three days, it has been announced.
Cheap Street in Bath | Photo © ColinPeachey / Shutterstock.com
Access to Cheap Street, Westgate Street, Saw Close and Upper Borough Walls will be maintained for vehicles that are permitted entry, however Bath & North East Somerset Council is advising the works, which will be taking place until 3rd February, may cause some traffic disruption.
Some parking bays in the streets surrounding the secure zone will be suspended while additional disabled, resident and loading spaces are installed in Westgate Buildings, Kingston Road, Orange Grove and Broad Street.
Councillor Manda Rigby, cabinet member for Transport, said: “We want to thank everyone for their cooperation since the restrictions came into place on January 1.
“The transition to date has been very smooth and everyone is arriving with the right documents for their security check.
“We want to remind residents and businesses that small deliveries should be made before 10am and after 6pm where possible.
“These short works to complete the road markings and signage will help us progress these preventative anti-terrorism measures to keep our most crowded streets free of vehicles in order to keep the public safe. Thank you for your patience while the works are carried out.”
Once the road markings are in place, any vehicles contravening the advertised restrictions may be liable for a Penalty Charge Notice.
Drivers are no longer permitted to park their vehicles between 10am and 6pm every day.
Blue Badge holders, and other permitted drivers including carers or taxis carrying Blue Badge holders as a passenger, have access arrangements for Cheap Street, Westgate Street and Upper Borough Walls which closed on 1st January 1 as part of ‘ring of steel’ anti-terrorism security measures.
Blue Badge holders are permitted to park in these streets for up to three hours.
Access for Blue Badge holders driving into the security zone is via Cheap Street. More details can be found here.
The city centre security zone is as follows:
- Lower Borough Walls
- Stall Street
- Abbeygate Street
- Abbey Green
- Swallow Street (south)
- Bath Street
- Beau Street
- Hot Bath Street
- Cheap Street
- Westgate Street (including Parsonage Lane)
- Saw Close
- Upper Borough Walls.
