They actually listened and the Wolvershill bridge is staying open for all of us. I honestly still feel like I might be dreaming because sitting in that meeting and hearing them walk back the plans felt so surreal but we did it and I am so grateful to everyone who …
December 8, 2024
Final supporters
***UPDATE: North Somerset Council have agreed to keep the bridge open! A huge thank you to every-one who signed the petition to make this happen.***
We, the undersigned, are against North Somerset Council’s proposed closure of Wolvershill bridge over the M5 to all traffic except buses and for active travel use.
Closing the bridge will:
- Encourage the use of rat runs to avoid a longer dog leg journey using the A371/A370.
- Force existing traffic onto the only current alternative – the congested A371/A370 route.
- Force future Wolvershill traffic travelling north to instead head south and around.
- Increase journey times especially during peak hours.
- Increase traffic emissions due to the extra distances and time being driven.
- Make it more difficult for residents to access facilities such as the largest nearby supermarket, Worle station and M5 J21.
- Impede North Somerset’s net zero ambitions. Any increase in walking/cycling will be more than offset by extra vehicular emissions.
- Split Banwell’s community into two separate areas.
- Be dependent on little more than a hope that a more frequent bus service will be provided
Instead, we urge North Somerset Council to:
- Keep the bridge open and widen it for active travel purposes
- Implement traffic mitigation measures within the new estates adjacent to Wolvershill Road
- Consider lowering the speed limit on Wolvershill Road
- Re-submit the Local Plan for public consultation including any future road improvements
- Consider re-submitting a proposal for closing the bridge once viable alternative routes are open and there’s evidence promised bus services are operational.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 30, 2024
October 30, 2024
I spent the entire morning looking over the emails you guys have been sending about the bridge and honestly some of your stories about how much you rely on this route for the school run or just getting to work are genuinely heartbreaking. I am still trying to organize all these notes to show the council that this is not just some minor inconvenience but a real problem for real people who have nowhere else to go. My kitchen table is currently buried under printouts and maps so bear with me while I get my head together on the next steps here.
Reached 100 supporters
October 29, 2024
October 27, 2024
I was just looking at the count and we are almost at one hundred signatures which feels huge considering how stressed I was when I first started this because I really thought nobody was going to listen. If everyone reading this tells just one person who lives nearby about why we need this bridge then I think we can hit that number before the council even has a chance to blink.
751 Comments
As a resident of Cheddar who uses Worle station to get to Bristol for work, this closure would add significant time to my commute. I might as well drive to Bristol - so how’s that for trying to get people out of cars and into public transport?!
It is taking me a hour round trip to do the morning school run (usually 15 mins) while wovershill road is closed. This is having a big impact on my families lives as the afternoon school run isn’t much better. So much more petrol and time in the car.
Keep the bridge open for access to all, especially in case of accidents that could cause massive delays if people cannot find alternative routes to get through banwell. Which we have seen alot these past few weeks when m5 traffic has been diverted
The havoc caused by the recent closure of Wolvershill showed just how appalling the traffic will be on what are supposed to be country lanes. The current infrastructure cannot cope with the access to and from the A370 and that’s before 2800 new homes add to it.
Terrible idea. The flow of traffic from past helicopter museum already causes huge tailbacks all the way down locking road to Nuffield. It will kill off the small businesses in that area, they will have no access to their market - just awful.
As someone with health issues, I rely on my car for trave and independencel. Closing the bridge to cars will significantly impact my time and fuel costs (and associated pollution)
I use this route every day to get to Worle station art 8am. this will add at least 30 mins to my journey, as I would have to join the rush hour traffic, leaving WSM. Please don't close it.
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They actually listened and the Wolvershill bridge is staying open for all of us. I honestly still feel like I might be dreaming because sitting in that meeting and hearing them walk back the plans felt so surreal but we did it and I am so grateful to everyone who …
December 8, 2024
Final supporters
***UPDATE: North Somerset Council have agreed to keep the bridge open! A huge thank you to every-one who signed the petition to make this happen.***
We, the undersigned, are against North Somerset Council’s proposed closure of Wolvershill bridge over the M5 to all traffic except buses and for active travel use.
Closing the bridge will:
- Encourage the use of rat runs to avoid a longer dog leg journey using the A371/A370.
- Force existing traffic onto the only current alternative – the congested A371/A370 route.
- Force future Wolvershill traffic travelling north to instead head south and around.
- Increase journey times especially during peak hours.
- Increase traffic emissions due to the extra distances and time being driven.
- Make it more difficult for residents to access facilities such as the largest nearby supermarket, Worle station and M5 J21.
- Impede North Somerset’s net zero ambitions. Any increase in walking/cycling will be more than offset by extra vehicular emissions.
- Split Banwell’s community into two separate areas.
- Be dependent on little more than a hope that a more frequent bus service will be provided
Instead, we urge North Somerset Council to:
- Keep the bridge open and widen it for active travel purposes
- Implement traffic mitigation measures within the new estates adjacent to Wolvershill Road
- Consider lowering the speed limit on Wolvershill Road
- Re-submit the Local Plan for public consultation including any future road improvements
- Consider re-submitting a proposal for closing the bridge once viable alternative routes are open and there’s evidence promised bus services are operational.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 30, 2024
October 30, 2024
I spent the entire morning looking over the emails you guys have been sending about the bridge and honestly some of your stories about how much you rely on this route for the school run or just getting to work are genuinely heartbreaking. I am still trying to organize all these notes to show the council that this is not just some minor inconvenience but a real problem for real people who have nowhere else to go. My kitchen table is currently buried under printouts and maps so bear with me while I get my head together on the next steps here.
Reached 100 supporters
October 29, 2024
October 27, 2024
I was just looking at the count and we are almost at one hundred signatures which feels huge considering how stressed I was when I first started this because I really thought nobody was going to listen. If everyone reading this tells just one person who lives nearby about why we need this bridge then I think we can hit that number before the council even has a chance to blink.
751 Comments
It's madness to close Wolvershill Road to through traffic. It will just create bottlenecks elsewhere, which is surely what the construction of a by-pass was supposed to avoid. Those of us with mobility issues cannot use a bus, walk or cycle!
As a resident of Cheddar who uses Worle station to get to Bristol for work, this closure would add significant time to my commute. I might as well drive to Bristol - so how’s that for trying to get people out of cars and into public transport?!
It is taking me a hour round trip to do the morning school run (usually 15 mins) while wovershill road is closed. This is having a big impact on my families lives as the afternoon school run isn’t much better. So much more petrol and time in the car.
Keep the bridge open for access to all, especially in case of accidents that could cause massive delays if people cannot find alternative routes to get through banwell. Which we have seen alot these past few weeks when m5 traffic has been diverted
The havoc caused by the recent closure of Wolvershill showed just how appalling the traffic will be on what are supposed to be country lanes. The current infrastructure cannot cope with the access to and from the A370 and that’s before 2800 new homes add to it.
Terrible idea. The flow of traffic from past helicopter museum already causes huge tailbacks all the way down locking road to Nuffield. It will kill off the small businesses in that area, they will have no access to their market - just awful.
As someone with health issues, I rely on my car for trave and independencel. Closing the bridge to cars will significantly impact my time and fuel costs (and associated pollution)
I use this route every day to get to Worle station art 8am. this will add at least 30 mins to my journey, as I would have to join the rush hour traffic, leaving WSM. Please don't close it.
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It's madness to close Wolvershill Road to through traffic. It will just create bottlenecks elsewhere, which is surely what the construction of a by-pass was supposed to avoid. Those of us with mobility issues cannot use a bus, walk or cycle!