Marsh Lane - bus gate

A bus gate will be installed on Marsh Lane between Glendare Street and Barton Court.

The following exemptions will be available at all of the bus gates as part of the scheme: 

• emergency services
• refuse vehicles 
• professional carers providing care within the community. 
• parents with children attending SEND schools
• taxis and private hire vehicles
• Disabled Class Vehicles
• cycles and e-scooters

This would mean these vehicles will be able to drive through the bus gate without receiving a fine.  

The exemptions in these locations mean that car journeys would be simpler for anyone providing professional care or who have challenging and time constrained journeys associated with care. The taxi and private hire exemption provides more flexibility for people working in the taxi trade and makes the area more accessible for people who rely on taxis. 

The bus gate would also be enforced with cameras rather than a bollard, which means that emergency services would not have to remove a bollard during emergencies.

The bus gate futureproofs the scheme for a potential bus route connecting Barton Hill and Redfield to Temple Meads, the new university campus, and the city centre via Avonvale Road and Feeder Road.