Category: Traffic

Bridgwater Town Council Transport Forum Key Updates

Bridgwater Town Council Transport Forum is a platform for discussing and addressing various transport-related issues in the Bridgwater area. The forum typically covers topics such as traffic congestion, public transport and sustainable transport solutions. The forum provides an opportunity for residents to ask questions, raise concerns, and contribute to discussions on how to improve transport […]

Better Busses for Bridgwater

The Bridgwater Town Council Transport Forum has been working with the Somerset Bus Partnership, the Somerset Council Advisory Bus Board, and Buses of Somerset to extend bus services for the people of Bridgwater.These improvements will apply to bus services 21, 21A, and B1, allowing residents to travel for work and leisure more conveniently while helping […]

Celebration Mile- “Communication is the Key”

Bridgwater Town Councillors joined today’s meeting at the Mercure Hotel called to address public concerns about the controversial ‘Celebration Mile’. The project was conceived by Sedgemoor District Council as part of the previous governments ‘Town Deal’  which established a fund of some £23m for local projects which included many of the road works currently going […]

Traffic Data Reveals Speed and Volume Trends Across Bridgwater

Bridgwater Town Council has reviewed the latest Speed Indicator Device (SID) data from December 2024 to February 2025.The findings highlight traffic patterns, vehicle speeds, and potential safety concerns, particularly in areas where excessive speeds have been recorded. Councillor Tim Mander (Labour,Westover) Co-Chair of the Transport Forum at Bridgwater Town Council commented, “These traffic reports help […]

Bridgwater Roadworks ‘Under the Spotlight’

There’s a lot of work being down to Bridgwater’s roads, oddly all at the same time. When you add to this the increasing frequency of Motorway closures diverting traffic from one Bridgwater junction to the next and not just through the town but into all the existing roadwork chaos, you wonder  what’s going on and […]