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Keynsham bypass poor lighting

Reported via iOS in the Street light fault category anonymously at 23:02, Sunday

Sent to Bath and North East Somerset Council 13 hours, 19 minutes later. Council ref: 8483986.

The A4 Keynsham Bypass is extremely dark between Hicks Gate and the Broadmead Roundabout. There are no street lights and no cat’s eyes or reflective studs along this stretch, which makes the road very difficult to navigate at night — especially in wet weather.

The worst section is the long curve near the location (what3words) “ears.gladiators.each”, where visibility drops to almost nothing. It’s hard to see the road alignment, and the lack of reference points makes lane-keeping unsafe at normal traffic speeds.

This route carries fast-moving traffic, and the current conditions create a real risk of collisions. Please assess the need for reinstating reflective studs or improving night-time visibility on this section.

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    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by Systems Team at 23:02, Sunday

  • We've looked into this report and are investigating the issue.
    We will update this report once we decide what action to take.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by Systems Team at 12:15, Monday

  • We've passed this report to another team in the council. They will carry out any further work needed. Sometimes it can take a little longer as a result.

    We'll update this report once we've decide what action to take.

    Category changed from ‘Faded road markings’ to ‘Street light fault’

    Posted by Bath and North East Somerset Council at 12:21, Monday

  • Thank you for your report. Please note we have replied directly via e-mail to this enquiry and also passed it to the Road Safety team in the council.

    We trust they will be in touch in due course.

    This report is now closed.

    State changed to: Internal referral

    Posted by Bath and North East Somerset Council at 10:31, Wednesday

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