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Plans for a bypass north of Banwell have been revealed by North Somerset Council after decades of campaigning. The council has launched a public consultation on its proposals for a Banwell bypass ...
Construction for the Banwell bypass can now begin. If completed on time, the road could be open by 2026. Council leader Mike Bell said: "This brilliant news marks a truly historic day for North ...
Galliford Try, a UK-based construction group, has been awarded a £66.5m ($88.5m) contract to build the Banwell bypass for North Somerset Council. The Banwell bypass construction project ...
Alun Griffiths Contractors Ltd have told North Somerset Council that they will no longer deliver the £89.2m Banwell bypass. First proposed almost a century ago, It aims to alleviate congestion ...
Millions in extra government funding has been allocated to Banwell’s controversial bypass project - as costs continue to soar. Homes England has earmarked a further £12 million to the scheme ...
Banwell Bypass was first proposed in 1927. The village suffers from serious traffic congestion as it lies at the crossroads between two busy A-roads, which are at one point only wide enough for ...
Building a bypass around the congested village of Banwell in North Somerset was first proposed in 1927. The project, finally approved in 2023, was originally set to cost £56m entirely funded by ...
The long-awaited building of a bypass around a congested Somerset village has been given the green light from the government. Plans to build a bypass around Banwell on the edge of the Mendip Hills ...