A key access onto South Bristol’s ring road has finally reopened - but only after a local councillor went on Twitter to ask why it was closed in the first place.
Salcombe Road, which is one of the main access roads from Knowle West onto the A4174 ring road, has been closed on and off for a year or more, and was closed for the past few weeks. Some neighbours said they hadn't noticed works there during that time, but the council said the latest closure was to facilitate the installation of a sewer connection.
The closure at the Salcombe Road junction with Airport Road meant diversions for local residents, rush-hour gridlock at the few other junctions onto the ring road, and buses having to go all the way to Bamfield to avoid the area.
