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Driving in the West of England
News
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New Essential Evidence No 185: The effectiveness of a 20mph speed limit intervention on vehicle speeds in Bristol
The findings indicated that the sign-only 20mph intervention was successful in lowering vehicle speeds. Policy makers are encouraged to implement a careful monitoring of the effects of 20mph speed limit interventions on vehicle speeds in order to enable a meaningful evaluation of potential public health benefits.
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Timeline for inclusive clean air plan for Bristol agreed
Mayor of Bristol comments on the next steps.
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Bath parking permit discounts for zero emission vehicles
Bath & North East Somerset Council is to offer discounted parking permits in Bath city centre for zero emissions vehicles.
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Improvement works to begin on Airport Road – A4174
The final stage of a £2.5million project to upgrade the A4174 Avon Ring Road gets underway on Airport Road this spring.
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New Essential Evidence on a page: How methods and levels of policing affect road casualty rates
Top line: Increasing levels of traffic policing reduces the number of road accidents and traffic violations.
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£1.8m extra for road maintenance in North Somerset
An extra £1.8m will be spent on maintaining roads across North Somerset in 2019.
Roadworks & Road Closures
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Start: 01/05/19 - Finish: 20/12/19
Airport Road – A4174 Improvement Works May – December 2019
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Start: 22/04/19 - Finish: 23/04/19
Temple Gate Works – Road closure information including new road layout- Easter weekend
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Start: 19/04/19 - Finish: 19/04/19
Ashton Gate Stadium, Football match 19th April 2019 12pm start – allow extra time for your journey
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Start: 16/04/19 - Finish: 03/05/19
Highwall Lane, Queen Charlton, road closure 16 April – 3 May 2019
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Start: 15/04/19 - Finish: 23/04/19
Winters Lane, Redhill, road closure 15 – 23 April 2019
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Start: 09/04/19 - Finish: 24/04/19
Beckspool Road, Frenchay, road closure 9 – 24 April 2019