Yatton High Street Improvement Work
Reproduced from and credit to the North Somerset Times Online – 18th February 2023
NORTH Somerset Council will be making improvements to Yatton’s High Street, North End Road and others.
It is hoped that the work, which will begin February 20, will make the roads more accessible.
The work is part of the Connected Yatton Transport Improvements project, which aims to make the area a safer and more attractive place to live.
Following the support from a public consultation in 2021, improvements include:
- Introducing a 20mph speed limit to improve road safety (from the B3133 North End junction with Wemberham Lane to the B3133 High Street junction with Claverham Road, including side roads).
- Widening pavements along the High Street.
- Improving crossing points.
- Reducing traffic speeds on Stowey Road and Mendip Road to improve safety.
- Improvements to bus stops, including a new location for ‘interchange stops’ just south of the railway station.
- Accessibility improvements to help people get to the bus stops and train station.
Cllr Steve Bridger, Leader of North Somerset Council and ward member for Yatton, said: “Creating the safe walking route into the school was only the first step in the delivery of a much wider vision to make streets in Yatton more people-friendly.
“Once this next phase is complete, I hope that people in our community will feel they have much more opportunity to walk, cycle or scoot safely, particularly from the new developments at North End to Yatton village centre, including trips to and from school, and to increase the proportion of short journeys made this way.”
Cllr Steve Hogg, North Somerset Council’s executive member for Highways and Transport, added: “We are committed to creating more opportunity for active travel across North Somerset and this programme of works will make Yatton safer and more attractive for people to get about the village under their own steam, and link up to public transport for longer journeys.”
Yatton Parish Council have also been involved. Cllr Jonathan Edwards said: “The Parish Council welcomes these improvements to our High Street, which have been designed to address the concerns raised by our residents over many years concerning the safety and wellbeing of pedestrians, wheelchair and mobility scooter users and cyclists
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