A mini-roundabout that’s in ‘dire need of repair’ at what is about to become a key junction for drivers avoiding the Clean Air Zone won’t be fixed, because council highways chiefs say there are worse roads that need fixing first. The junction at the end of North Street, Dean Lane and Cannon Street in Bedminster is already experiencing much greater traffic volumes since the closure of the northbound Malago Road in January this year, and councillors say it’s about to get a lot busier when the Clean Air Zone starts next week.
The road surface right across the roundabout is broken pitted, scarred and covered in potholes and council contractors have marked each issue out in pink spray paint - but there’s no prospect of the road being resurfaced soon.
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