No sign of end to delays after road's closure
There are no signs of an end to the traffic congestion facing commuters between Bristol and Bath after a council admitted it has no clear idea when a key road might reopen.The local authority confirmed the A431 Kelston Road would remain shut in Bath for the “foreseeable future” to avoid a potentially fatal and “catastrophic landslip”.Following subsidence caused by wet weather, the road is considered a risk to public safety. The B3110 Midford Road to the south of Bath has…
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Busy stretch of A303 to close for weekend
Busy stretch of A303 to close for weekend
A stretch of the A303 in Somerset will be closed for the entire weekend due to roadworks. The project is to improve drainage on the road near Chard as a result of work starting tonight. The A303 between Southfields Roundabout (junction with A358) and Devonshire House (junction with A30) will be closed from midnight until 1am on Monday. During the closure diversions will be in place. Westbound traffic will be diverted on to the A358 via Chard and then onto the A30.
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Appeal after train guard abused on Newport to Bristol train
Appeal after train guard abused on Newport to Bristol train
BRITISH Transport Police have released CCTV images of a group of young men they would like to speak to after a female train guard was abused.
A fire extinguisher was also let off during the incident, which took place around 11pm on Monday between Newport and Severn Tunnel Junction railway stations.
Investigating officer PC Debi Rouse said: “Five males boarded the train and pretended to be asleep in an apparent attempt to avoid payment of their fares.
“When challenged by the train guard, they…
Rail bosses probe five lines to tackle Dawlish problem
Rail bosses probe five lines to tackle Dawlish problem
Rail bosses are to look at least five routes as possible additional links into Devon and Cornwall to end train misery.
Engineers today outlined their thinking in Parliament as Westcountry council and business told MPs of the rising cost of waiting for the repairs of the crumbling mainline at Dawlish to finish, and the damaging effects of long-term transport under-investment in the region.
MPs on the cross-party Transport Select Committee convened a one-off evidence session in response to the…