Pleas to reopen road in Exeter

HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition calling for a closed-off Exeter road to be reopened to traffic, writes Guy Henderson.

- Guy Henderson

Dryden Road was closed to cars in 2020 as part of a project to make it easier to cross the city by bike while public transport services were scarce during the pandemic.

The closure has stayed in place ever since. Now many locals want the road to be opened again, saying the closure has increased traffic problems in other places, causing pollution and danger for families on the school run.

The petition on the Change. org website calls for the road to be opened in both directions to motor vehicles as soon as possible. More than 430 people had signed it in the first 24 hours.