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Delegated Services Risk Warning: Traffic and Transport Disruption

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 Please see the following information. It is self explanatory but comes with a caution that it is a couple of days old so protestor plans may have changed. We are keeping an eye out for any updates and will let you know if they appear. If you spot something before we do, shoot it through to us please.


National Day of Action: Cost of Fuel

 

Protest 1: Monday 4th July 0700hrs +, Severn Bridges

Gwent Police leading.

M4 J23 Magor Services 0530 meet

Block bridge(s) from 0700hrs

Yet to be confirmed if it’s just the newer bridge, or both.

 

Protest 2: Slow Moving Blockade of M5 0800hrs +

Muster at M5 Jct24 and head Northbound (across all 3 lanes) to Jct 19 M4/M32 Bristol to turn around* and then head Southbound on M5 back to Jct24 *will need to go down to Jct 1 of the M32 and use A4174 roundabout to do this – route to be clarified with organiser

Slow moving - 30/40mph – rolling road block

 

Protest 3: Proposed human blockade at Tesco Fuel Station in Shepton Mallet, 1030-1200hrs.


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There may be other actions planned in our service area we aren't aware of so please do check.


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We recommend that in the light of this you consider urgently the impact of the travel to work arrangements for your staff. Do this beyond the Motorways, as inevitably, the rerouting of traffic will have a dramatic knock on across the area on the A roads, which in turn will cascade down to others.


It may be necessary, if working from home isn't an option, to look at the possibility of beating the action on the Monday morning to get to work, or even an initiative on the Sunday evening of some type.


Think too about communicating beyond your workforce to pupils/students and their families as their journeys will be impacted. Are exams going to be affected?


Expected deliveries and services may well struggle too. Will that impact on successful opening and providing lunch maybe, or other aspects of what is planned for the day?


All the best.


Bill

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