Court battle looms over chaotic roadworks that cause '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.

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

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