A driver was fined for going over a city centre bridge that is normally a bus gate, but that has temporarily reopened as part of a diversion. Traffic has been diverted across Bristol Bridge since August 1, when works at the Redcliffe Bascule Bridge resumed.
The restricted route is expected to remain open for around 10 weeks while the works costing nearly £3m take place on Redcliffe Bridge. However, a driver has claimed he received a fine for going over the bridge on the first day of the diversion.
Richard Hazell - who works in the city centre - received a fine for going over the bridge on August 1 at 6.45am and has appealed it. The Kingswood resident said that he was aware of the diversion already as a colleague had mentioned it to him.
