A driver living north of the river but working in South Bristol has raised concerns that the Clean Air Zone will "cut the city in two". The scheme will be launching on November 28 - over a year late. Bristol City Council is legally required to introduce measures to cut harmful air pollution from vehicles driving in the city centre.
Driver Ken Thomas questioned the decision-making which has seen the dual carriageway over the Cumberland Basin between Hotwells and Ashton Gate included in the Clean Air Zone, despite it ‘being nowhere near the city centre’.
Mr Thomas is one of thousands of people who live north of the river but work in the industrial estates of South Bristol. He drives a W-reg Audi from Southmead to work at Specialised Process Solutions on the South Liberty Lane industrial estate in Ashton Vale, crossing the Cumberland Basin and heading down Winterstoke Road every day.
