The costs of the Banwell Bypass in North Somerset have increased by £14m after the project has faced delays for almost a century - but locals say it will make a "huge difference" Banwell has long ...

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 £66m entirely funded by ...

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Building a bypass around the congested village of Banwell was first proposed in 1927. It has been plagued by uniquely terrible traffic since at least the mid-eighteenth century. And today ...

NORTH Somerset Council has secured a further £9.7m of funding for the construction of the Banwell bypass. Together with an additional £4.8m set to be contributed by North Somerset Council ...

Construction of North Somerset’s delayed Banwell Bypass can now go-ahead after extra funding is set to be rubber-stamped by the local council. The project approved in 2023 was originally ...