Summary of improvements by location

The list of the Somer Valley Link’s proposals have been summarised by location below:

Bath

Mobility hubs:

• Odd Down Park & Ride: A shared mobility option (car club or bike hire, for example), a shared use path between the Park & Ride and Odd Down roundabout, cycle lockers and cycle stands as well as a cycle repair stand.
• Bear Flat, Bath: Narrowed crossing over the A367 and widened footways, to include features such as planters and seating, a shared mobility option (likely to be e-scooter and e-bike parking), side road junction treatments to improve pedestrian crossings, cycle stands. These changes will result in a loss of six parking spaces.

Bus stop improvements:

• The Beeches, Odd Down: widened footways at certain locations, improved crossing points over The Beeches and Oolite Road and upgrading the zebra crossing to a signalised crossing.
• Devonshire Buildings, Bath: widened footways and improved crossing points of Devonshire Buildings and Devonshire Villas. 
• Oldfield Road, Bath: widened footways, a new signalised crossing point over A367 Wells Road and improved crossing facilities over Upper Oldfield Park and Haysfield Park.

New bus lanes

• A short bus lane on the A367 north exit of Odd Down roundabout  
• A 550-metre bus lane towards Bath along the Wellsway between the Wayside bus stops, northeast of Midford Road, to Hatfield Road.
• An increase in the bus lane on the A367 approach to Churchill Gyratory  

Walking, wheeling and cycling improvements:

• Two-way cycle facility between Midford Road to Greenway Lane – details
• Reduction of the carriageway to encourage slower speeds 
• Widening footpaths
• Four new signalised crossing points 

Midsomer Norton

Mobility hub:

• Town Hall, Midsomer Norton (Midsomer Norton High Street regeneration project): In addition to the work in progress on the High Street, we propose to provide cycle lockers and cycle stands, a shared mobility option (car club of bike hire, for example) additional planting and a signalised crossing over High Street.

Walking, wheeling and cycling improvements

• A362 from Farrington Gurney towards Midsomer Norton: a shared use path connection from Main Street in Farrington Gurney to the proposed Somer Valley Links Enterprise Zone scheme, which provides a connection into Midsomer Norton

Peasedown St John

Mobility hub:

• Keel’s Hill, Peasedown St John: Two upgraded bus shelters (including real time information and seating), a shared mobility option (car club or bike hire, for example), widened and improved footways, a zebra crossing over Ashgrove, improved pedestrian crossing point over Keel’s Hill, cycle lockers and cycle stands.  

Bus stop improvements:

• Red Post, Peasedown St John: widened footways, reduction in speed limit to 20mph, new zebra crossing point over Bath Road and improved cycle access to Wellow Lane. 

Walking, wheeling and cycling improvements:

• Braysdown Lane and Hang Hill – connecting Peasedown St John to National Cycle Route 24 and Shoscombe: quiet routes connecting Peasedown St John to National Cycle Route 24 and Shoscombe 
• Junction improvement at A367 / Bath Road – Peasedown St John (Speed reduction to allow buses to turn more easily)

Radstock

Mobility hub:

• Victoria Hall, Radstock (Radstock Town Centre regeneration project): Junction treatment at A362/Church Street/Fortescue Road to encourage slow speeds and improved pedestrian facilities, widened footways, and cycle stands. 

Bus stop improvements:

• Smallcombe Road, Clandown: widened footways, reduction in speed limit to 30mph, new signalised crossing point over A367 Bath Road, cycle stands and a speed limit reduction from 40mph to 30mph.

Paulton

Walking, wheeling and cycling improvements:

• Old Mills Lane – connecting Paulton to Midsomer Norton: a quiet route open to walking, wheeling, cycling and horse riding only which connects residents from Paulton to the shared use path proposed alongside the A362, providing a route to both Farrington Gurney and Midsomer Norton

Farrington Gurney

Mobilty hub:

• Ham Lane, Farrington Gurney: Two upgraded bus shelters (including real time information and seating), a shared mobility option (car club or bike hire, for example), widened and improved footways, a signalised crossing over the A37, designated parking bays, improved pedestrian crossing point over Pitway Lane, Main Street Ham Lane and Church Lane, cycle storage lockers and cycle stands.

Walking, wheeling and cycling improvements:

• A362 from Farrington Gurney towards Midsomer Norton: a shared use path connection from Main Street in Farrington Gurney to the proposed Somer Valley Links Enterprise Zone scheme, which provides a connection into Midsomer Norton

Clutton

Bus stop improvements:

• Rogers Close, Clutton: widened footways, a new signalised crossing over A37 and improvements to the pedestrian crossing at Rogers Close.

Temple Cloud and Hallatrow

Mobility hub:

• Paulwood Road, Temple Cloud: Two upgraded bus shelters (including real time information and seating), a shared mobility option (car club or bike hire, for example), widened and improved footways, a signalised crossing over the A37, designated parking bays, improved pedestrian crossing point over Paulmont Rise, cycle stands and a speed limit reduction from 30 to 20mph.

Bus stop & junction improvements: 

• A39 White Cross, Hallatrow: widened footways and signalised crossings over A37 and A362.

Walking, wheeling and cycling improvements:

• A37 connecting Whitchurch to Hallatrow: a mixture of quiet lanes where cyclists are mixed with traffic, and shared use paths adjacent to the carriageway. A removal of four parking space will be necessary on the approach to Whitchurch.

Pensford and Whitchurch

Mobility hubs:

• Pensford Bridge, Pensford: Two upgraded bus shelters (including real time information and seating), a shared mobility option (car club or bike hire, for example), widened and improved footways, improved pedestrian crossing points over Church Street and Publow Lane and cycle stands 

Bus priority:

• Bus priority through the traffic signals at Staunton Lane junction

Walking, wheeling and cycling improvements:

• A37 connecting Whitchurch to Hallatrow: a mixture of quiet lanes where cyclists are mixed with traffic, and shared use paths adjacent to the carriageway. A removal of four parking space will be necessary on the approach to Whitchurch.
• A37 Staunton Lane – Whitchurch: Signalised pedestrian crossings & bus priority through the traffic signals  
• Signalised pedestrian crossings