Posts about roads and traffic
In response to a query from a parishioner the following has been received from the Assistant Highway Manager at Somerset Highways department ‘I have been… Read More »Resurfacing Work on the A357 in Templecombe
Liberal Democrat MP for Somerton and Frome Sarah Dyke is once again campaigning to save Somerset buses. She has started a petition to secure the… Read More »Sarah Dyke MP launches a petition to save Somerset’s vital bus services
What can be done to keep the 58/58A service? At the recent zoom meeting the financial issues which could result in the loss of our… Read More »Somerset Bus Partnership update
Below is the current information regarding the Gigaclear installation and the impact on our roads. Clearly there will some disruption to traffic around the village… Read More »Gigaclear Fibre Broadband Installation Plan
Reminder of this work This is advance notice that Somerset Council have obtained funding to enable renovation of the Westcombe Footways during the period 18th-21st… Read More »Westcombe Footways Renovation
A new Speed Indicator Device (SID) has been installed in the High Street. The device is slightly different from our first trial unit and is… Read More »SID installed – please help to make it work!
‘Use it or lose it’ From 3rd September there are slight changes to our bus services:- The 58/58A from Yeovil – Wincanton departing from Yeovil… Read More »Bus Service Update – August 2023
Somerset Highways have carried out a Safety Audit of the High Street area which considered the situation after the removal of the Build Out in… Read More »Safety Audit of the Removal of Build Out 4
Several drains on the High Street have been blocked for some time and after several reports of this by members of the public and the… Read More »Blocked Drains in the High Street
Unfortunately due to a number of problems with the operation and reliability of our SID we have not been able to complete a successful trial… Read More »Where has SID gone?
The £2 single capped fare has now been extended through from the end of June to the end of October when a new £2:50 capped… Read More »Bus Back Better – Update
After a number of complaints the adjustable bollard between the Village Hall and the Churchyard allowing access to the Scout hut by car has been… Read More »Scout Hut access Bollard refurbished
West Side Works were commenced on 17th April 2023 by Somerset Council (SC) as per the HA1980 S167 notice served, the work carried out by… Read More »May 2023 update on Collapsed Walls
The Parish Council submitted further concerns related to the Somerset Highways input to the application to build 140 houses on land to the south of… Read More »Bowden Road Application Highway Concerns
The Parish Council received the following update from the responsible officer at our Parish Council Meeting on Tuesday 11th April West Side In addition to… Read More »April 2023 Update on Collapsed Walls
After several ‘false dawns’ over the last few months we have reinstalled the SID in the same position on the High Street as previously. The… Read More »SID Update
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The Parish Council received the update on this topic at our meeting – the update comes directly from the Officer responsible and is reproduced below:-… Read More »March 2023 update on Collapsed Walls
As a result of concerns raised at the Parish Council meeting on 14th February contact has been made with Somerset Highways to request for an… Read More »Update on the road surface condition by the Collapsed Walls
