A hazardous stretch of road in Tunley is to have a footpath built along it after calls from the Parish Council and residents to make it safer.
The section of the B3115 from Blind Lane to Overdale separates the two sections of the village and residents have to walk on the road if they are not able to get between the two areas by vehicle.
Bath and North East Somerset Council is therefore funding work to create a footpath to connect the two areas, which will involve a full road closure for four to six weeks during the summer school holidays.
Councillor Anthony Clarke (Conservative, Lansdown), Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “I am delighted that we are able to support the residents of Tunley in making it safer to walk from one end of the village to the other. It is currently very difficult for anyone who wants to walk along this stretch of road, particularly for pushchair and wheelchair users. The village has been in need of this investment for many years and unfortunately, the quickest and most efficient way of carrying out this work is with a full road closure. We apologise for any inconvenience that is caused to road users while this work is carried out to ensure the safety of this community.”
The work is set to start on Monday, 25th July and will take four to six weeks to complete with diversion signs in place. A drop-in information event on the work is being held at Tunley Village Hall on Tuesday, 5th July, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
During the road closure, there will also be changes to the 768 and 179 bus services. The 768 service will continue to serve Tunley village via an alternate route, but will not stop at Camerton or Timsbury. The 179 service will not serve Tunley, but will continue to serve Timsbury and will divert through Camerton to the A367. Stops between Tunley village and the Camerton Road junction will not be in use during the works.