Marvin Rees has agreed to take a “fresh look” at controversial plans for 24-hour bus lanes on the main A4018 in north Bristol following a long-running campaign. The city mayor’s pledge comes despite Bristol City Council cabinet last month refreshing permission for the scheme in Passage Road between Crow Lane and Charlton Road, which also includes cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings, following previous approval in 2019.
Conservative group leader Cllr Mark Weston, who represents the local Henbury and Brentry ward, says round-the-clock inbound and outbound bus lanes will cause “mayhem” and are not needed because no 24-hour services use the route. Now Labour’s Mr Rees has accepted the plan might not be ideal and has offered to work with ward councillors on finding a possible alternative.
Cllr Weston told a recent meeting of city council member forum: “We have made reservations regarding the proposed new bus lanes previously. This isn’t actually a stretch of road that buses get delayed on – feel free to ask the local bus users who on the whole agree.
