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Contractors return early morning to complete Liveable Neighbourhood scheme
The contractors returned to Barton Hill to complete the remainder of the council-introduced East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood (EBLN) scheme from where they left off on March 13.
Several trucks from the contractor ETM returned to the site around 6am on Saturday to finish the bus gate signage and install planters across the road.
The contractors installed the planters at Wellspring Settlement, which have blocked off the road to traffic. There were also new planters at Barton Hill Road.
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The sign on Marsh Lane was abruptly halted when the residents peacefully protested
However, the contingent of contractors met with opposition from several residents in the neighbourhood, who protested peacefully and blocked the work being carried out.
The sign on Marsh Lane was abruptly halted as half of the signage had “BUS” completed but not the “GATE” part as residents stepped on the signage.
However, unlike when the contractors arrived on March 13, there was no police or security presence at the site.
The scheme is all but complete, except for the Marsh Lane signage for the bus gate, before the bus gate is introduced.
The contractors returned on Saturday morning to complete the remainder of Livable Neighbourhood scheme
The contractors left shortly after 6.30am.
After the March 13 encounter, Ed Plowden, chair of the transport & connectivity committee at Bristol City Council, said: “Contractors attended six sites in east Bristol this morning to install the infrastructure required for the Liveable Neighbourhood trial.”
“Officers from Avon & Somerset Police were on site to support the installation of the measures and facilitate any peaceful protest encountered.
“Five of the six modal filter sites have now been completed.
“The bus gates on Avonvale Road and Pilemarsh that have been installed are not currently live. We will give notice of when they are going to be in use and the large electronic signs will indicate whether they are operational.
Installed planters on Barton Hill Road
“When the bus gates do go live there will be a period of ‘soft’ enforcement, when drivers will receive a letter in the post the first time they are detected contravening one of the bus gates, rather than receiving a fine.
“We recently announced a range of travel offers and bus gate exemptions to give extra support to households within the trial area.
“Further updates on the progress of beginning the trial will be shared with residents in due course.”
All photos: Bristol24/7
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