The formal notification order for the scheme (Traffic Regulation Order) will be advertised in Hutton from the week beginning Monday 22 July for three weeks.
The scheme will be the 28th 20mph scheme since 2000 with recent zones including Wrington, Uphill, Nailsea, Clevedon (The Beach / Hill Road area), Weston (Baker Street) and Pill and Easton-in-Gordano.
A further scheme is also planned for Kenn Street, Kenn following consultation with residents this summer.
The 20mph zones support the council’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030 by providing sustainable travel routes across the area to offer health and wellbeing benefits to residents and encourage more cycling and walking, as well as reducing car travel.
The Hutton zone aims to provide safer routes for walking, cycling and horse riding through the village with the introduction of 20mph limits (signs and lines) and a 20mph zone using traffic calming measures.
The scheme will also:
A public consultation on the 20mph scheme was held in October 2023 and included a drop-in session and an online questionnaire. Of the responses, 80 per cent were in favour of its introduction.
Free Birthday Bus travel returns across the West of England today, 1 December – with new freebies and discounts at shops, restaurants, and attractions across the region for Birthday Bus pass-holders.
Residents and businesses now have until after Christmas to respond to plans to create more than 6.2km of improved walking, wheeling and cycling on four proposed routes across Bath.
Residents can now have their say on proposed changes to speed limits in Kenn. North Somerset Council proposes to lower the speed limits in Kenn Street and Duck Lane in order to provide a safer and more enjoyable environment for local communities.
Attempts to create a safer, healthier, and greener neighbourhood in East Bristol are set to move forward as measures are installed as part of the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood trial scheme.
Bath & North East Somerset Council is inviting residents, businesses and visitors to share their views on the proposed Bath Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Links (BWWCL) scheme.
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