Residents, businesses and visitors are being given advance notice of a series of major projects which will impact on Bath’s roads during 2020.

It anticipates the most disruption to the road network will run from June to October.

Councillor Joanna Wright, joint cabinet member for Transport Services, said: “We are investing in ambitious schemes across the city and we want to be really up-front about the works which will happen throughout 2020.

“Our ambition is to improve the city so people can breathe cleaner air, benefit from better walking and cycling routes, as well as create opportunities for more jobs and homes. We also want to make the city centre a more secure and inviting place for pedestrians.

“All of this, combined with the need for urgent work to Cleveland Bridge, will mean disruption to our roads over the next year with some unavoidable pinch points over the summer. We will do our best to mitigate these.

“Ultimately we will have better travel options when the works are completed, however, it will mean a level of disruption at certain times of the year, for which we apologise.”

The following schemes are planned to start this year: Cleveland Bridge refurbishment, installing the Clean Air Zone, Bath Quays South and North developments; a new pedestrian/cycle bridge linking the Quays developments, and city centre security measures.

A temporary 18-tonne weight restriction is now in place, along with a diversion route for HGVs, on Cleveland Bridge. It is anticipated, subject to funding, that later in the spring up until late autumn the bridge will have shuttle working and over the summer a full closure to enable essential maintenance work to secure the future of the bridge.

Work has already begun on installing the infrastruc- ture for the Clean Air Zone, which will come into effect in November 2020. Lane closures can be expected in

Queen Square and work will take place at multiple locations around the zone’s boundary.

Works have already begun on the new pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Bath Quays South to Bath Quays North. Later in the year, this will mean several abnormal loads bringing bridge components to the city, ahead of installation work, this will involve a lane closure of the A367/Green Park Road.

Councillor Wright added: “Each project will play a significant part in creating a cleaner, greener city, delivering homes and jobs, as well as playing a part in address- ing the climate emergency, to help improve people’s lives.

“We hope people will consider the long-term benefits that these schemes will bring to the city, despite the unavoidable disruption that delivering these significant projects will create during 2020.”