Notice of temporary traffic regulation order – Station Road, Sheepway, Portbury, North Somerset
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – Section 14(1)
Temporary Prohibition of Use by Vehicles Order 2026
Date coming Into Force: 9th November 2026
Ref: SW26.27-229
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 North
Somerset Council for bridge structure strengthening works and resurfacing as part of the Metro West
project. This order will become operative on the 9th 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 117 days in duration. Appropriate traffic signs
will be displayed when the measures are in force.
Schedule
Station Road – from approximately 100 metres north of the junction with The Portbury Hundreds to the
railway bridge.
Sheepway – from the railway bridge to outside Elm Tree Farm.
Further information
For further information & alternative routes – see One Network map.
For further detail please contact the applicant: benjamin.paradise@corehighways.com
Paul Watkins,
Highway Network & Traffic Manager,
Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare,
BS23 1UJ