Roadworks 'chaos' Man takes legal action against council over gridlock

A 'FRUSTRATED and disappointed' Bradley Stoke resident has launched legal action over a chaotic set of summer roadworks. Scott Silbereis is one of many locals to have been severely impacted for weeks by South Gloucestershire Council works on Bradley Stoke Way, Baileys Court Road and Webbs Wood Road.

- Angus MCINTYRE

He wrote to the council in August to tell it he believed it had not followed the proper procedures to obstruct the roads. After being met with a rebuttal by the council, he has now launched a private prosecution.

“It’s very frustrating and disappointing” he said. “I have tried since the beginning of this project to say that I’m not opposed to the project, I’m opposed to it being implemented disproportionately. I’m opposed to the works causing chaos for local residents that are beyond the value of the project.

“From the outset, I've been saying if they can deliver it reasonably, I'm in favour. It’s gone so far beyond reasonably that it’s criminal, and I'm disappointed that my attempts in recent months to encourage them to fix that and to do it reasonably and to do it legally have been met with a brick wall saying they're not engaging in further correspondence unless I take them to court.”