Council to reconsider controversial A370 bus lane

A planned bus lane which caused "fear and anger" in a village is set to be reconsidered by the local council.

North Somerset Council planned to install the bus lane on the A370 through Backwell, which would have included moving a bus stop and removing guardrails.

At a council committee meeting on 27 May, Jeff Wells of Backwell Residents Association said removing the railings would be "extremely dangerous."

The council argued the new lane would reduce bus journey times between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, but some councillors warned that spending £2.2m on the 206 metre-long bus lane was a waste of public funds.