Issue details

Heavy Goods Vehicles travelling through Bath has been a concern for many years, particularly along A4 London Road and A36 Bathwick Street.  Local residents are concerned about the contribution made by HGVs to poor air quality, road safety issues and intimidation experienced by vulnerable road users within the Bath World Heritage Site. 

An 18 tonne environmental weight restriction is proposed for vehicles turning between A36 Bathwick St and A36 Beckford Road, in both directions.  This proposal will reduce the contribution that HGVs make towards poor air quality in an air quality management area, congestion and intimidation by traffic.  A further ban on U turning traffic is proposed extending ¼ mile south of this junction, including the A36 Pulteney Rd/Bathwick Hill roundabout.  This is to prevent  HGV’s avoiding the turning ban

An experimental traffic regulation order is proposed to allow the impact of the proposed weight restriction on alternative routes to be monitored before a decision is taken whether to modify, suspend or make the order permanent.