As works continue on the busy stretch of the Bristol and Bath Railway Path between Trinity Street and Clay Bottom - Sustrans, the cycling charity leading the project, said that recent thefts of diversion signs and the vandalism of gates has slowed progress.
A section of the path between Easton Community Centre and Johnsons Lane was being used by cyclists and pedestrians last week despite it officially being closed to the public. People who were travelling towards Whitehall from the city centre and Lawrence Hill were encountering a gate when they reached Johnsons Lane.
Sustrans told Bristol Live that diversion signs notifying the public that they would need to exit the path at Easton Community Centre had been stolen over the Early May bank holiday weekend. The following week, cyclists found themselves missing the diversion and encountering a barrier at the Johnsons Lane exit.
