Residents are being advised of a diversion being put in place on the Bristol to Bath towpath this week to allow for major gas works to take place at the Bath Western Riverside site.
A 150 metre stretch of the towpath between Windsor Bridge and the Destructor Bridge will be closed until mid-December to allow for the upgrades to take place.
The works will see gas mains rerouted under Windsor Bridge and the towpath, and will be carried out by Wales & West Utilities to enable the progression of the city’s regeneration project.
A purpose-built pedestrian and cycle route including a dedicated temporary cycle ramp will be installed to minimise disruption to towpath users.
Signage will initially divert pedestrians and cyclists along Midland Road to re-join the public highway at the Windsor Bridge/Upper Bristol Road crossing, ahead of the path and ramp being built which will allow users to re-join the highway at the same crossing.
Following the granting of planning consent, the WW2 memorial plaque on Windsor Bridge has been removed and placed in safe storage.
It will be reinstated on the external facing of the newly constructed gas governor compound at the southern end of Windsor Bridge Road upon completion of the works.
