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Daniel MumbyRoad closures and temporary traffic lights will be in place in Street and TauntonRoad closures and temporary traffic lights are being put in place as resurfacing work gets under way along several busy routes later.Somerset Council will be resurfacing roads in and around Taunton and Wellington until March, reducing the number of potholes and making them safer for drivers.Meanwhile, the council is also replacing six sets of traffic lights along the A39 Westway in Street, which are…

Traffic management around the 2025 Glastonbury was the "most successful to date" according to a report.The report by the Glastonbury Scrutiny Committee at Somerset Council also says the authority spent less money on staffing the festival this year.The traffic management plan for the 2025 festival, which was attended by some 210,000 people, was "delivered with a high degree of professionalism and collaboration, resulting in one of the most successful operations to date", the report added.Kelly Sumner, chair of…

Onyi UbadighaWest of EnglandBBCSomerset Council said the work was part of a county-wide plan to replace traffic lightsTraffic lights on two "busy" junctions that are more than 30 years old will be replaced in early 2026. Work on the signals at the A39 junction with the A396 at Dunster, Somerset and the A39 junction with Clarks Village is expected to start on 5 January and finish in AprilSomerset Council said it was "imperative" the "ageing" signals were replaced…

A key railway bridge has been closed for about two years as the ageing structure is replaced.Winterstoke Railway Bridge in Weston-super-Mare closed to traffic earlier, with pedestrians able to use a replacement bridge.The existing structure was built during World War Two and North Somerset Council said it was nearing the end of its lifespan, and would have to close permanently within the next five to 10 years. Council leader Mike Bell said: "Winterstoke Road has a long history…

An upgraded roundabout which caused months of traffic delays has been reopened after a full year of works.The £10.7m project at the Dunball roundabout in Bridgwater, Somerset, which links junction 23 of the M5 to the town, started in November 2024.A year later, it has reopened and Somerset Council said its teams would stay on site over the next few weeks to ensure the junction works.The council added: "[It] has been delivered on time and on budget. We're…