'New rat run' Road on edge of traffic trial 'dangerous'

A ROAD on the boundary of the controversial East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood (EBLN) has become dangerously busy as a result of the scheme, a resident says.

- Angus MCINTYRE

Troopers Hill Road, on the eastern edge of the EBLN, has long been used as a cut through for drivers getting between the A431 where Nags Head Hill meets Air Balloon Road in the north and Crews Hole Road in the south.

David Parfitt, who lives on the road, said it had become significantly busier since the inception of the EBLN as drivers looked to skirt around the edge of area covered by the project.

While some East Bristol residents have said their roads have become quieter since the introduction of the scheme, Mr Parfitt said it had just shifted the problem to other areas.

"Troopers Hill Road has become the new rat run," he said. "The volume of traffic has massively increased and the speed they travel at is a problem."