A consultation on traffic orders needed to trial an extension of a temporary traffic restriction at Milsom Street in Bath has been launched.

The temporary traffic restriction was introduced in June 2020 by B&NES Council for social distancing purposes and to enable people to enjoy the health and environmental benefits of reduced traffic in the road. Now the Council is proposing a further trial of a ‘bus gate’ at the top of Milsom Street to test whether the restriction on general through-traffic between 10am and 6pm could work on a permanent basis.

To enable the trial to take place, the temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO) that was originally implemented for social distancing purposes will need to be replaced with an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO).

The ETRO will be implemented on November 25th and will be in place for a minimum of six months to allow the Council to gather data.