Controversial traffic barriers to be removed

Bollards will be removed on Monday

Barriers put in place as part of a failed traffic reduction scheme will be removed on Monday.

Bollards and planters were installed on roads in Exeter to stop cars and vans using some through roads as part of the city's Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) scheme.

The trial project was launched in August 2023 and due to continue for 18 months.

But it sustained public opposition, saw councillors perform a U-turn and the scheme was scrapped in June.

Planters in place on Whipton Lane will be removed on Monday

Devon County Council said the bollards and planters on Hamlin Lane, Vaughan Road and Whipton Lane would be removed on Monday.

The planters near a school on Ladysmith Road and St Marks Avenue will be removed after the end of the school summer term.

The Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee agreed in June to investigate whether any of the planters could remain in place to act as traffic calming measures.

But officers decided there would be "minimal benefits" and a possible risk to cyclists.

The council said it would be speaking with local schools, disabled people, older people and carers for feedback on the scheme and would be organising focus groups with residents to be held in the autumn.