ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – Section 14(1)
Notice of Temporary Traffic Regulation Order
Martcombe Road, Easton-in-gordano North Somerset
Temporary Prohibition of Use by Vehicles Order 2026
Date coming Into Force: 2nd November 2026
Ref: SW26.27-157
Notice is hereby given that North Somerset Council in pursuance of the provisions of section 14(1) of
the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, intend to make an order the effect of which will be
to close, temporarily, to vehicles the lengths of roads specified in the Schedule to this
Notice. Exemptions are included for emergency services, works access, works vehicles and as works
permit for premises which may only be accessed via the closed section of road.
This order is required because of the likelihood of danger to the public consequent upon work by
Bristol Water for a new water supply installation. This order will become operative on the 2nd
November 2026 for a maximum period of eighteen months. However, the closures may not be
implemented for the whole of the period but only as necessitated by the works which is anticipated to
be of 5 days in duration. Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed when the measures are in force.
Schedule – Martcombe Road – Lay By on Martcombe Road, between ‘The Crest’ and Electrical
Distribution Site
For further information & alternative routes – see One Network map: https://one.network/?
tm=GB151920310
For further detail please contact the applicant: Lainewilloughby1.crisp@bristolwater.co.uk
Paul Watkins
Highway Network & Traffic Manager
Town Hall
Weston-super-Mare