CHANGES are set to be made to the temporary pedestrianisation of Burnham-on-Sea town centre after feedback from shoppers and traders.

On Monday (July 13) councillors from Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News voted to make changes to the layout of the temporary pedestrianisation including allowing more vehicles into the town.

The vote came just a week after councillors spoke to traders and shoppers in Burnham town centre to get their views on the temporary pedestrianisation.

Currently the town’s High Street is closed from 9am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday’s and there are one way systems in place on a number of streets in the town including Chapel Street and Cross Street.

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But under the changes the council has voted to approve parts of the town which have been temporarily pedestrianised will open up to traffic.

The changes the town council has voted for are:

- The pedestrianisation between College Street and Regent Street will remain.

- The section between College Street and Cross Street should be opened to traffic, with two-way traffic returning to College Street East and Cross Street.

- The section between Cross Street and Adam Street remains closed to traffic.

- The section between Adam Street and Abingdon Street to be open to traffic, with both streets returning to two-way traffic.

The town council agreed that the temporarily pedestrianised areas of the town should remain in place from 9am to 5pm and the scheme will be kept under review.

Sam Winter, town clerk for Burnham and Highbridge Town Council, said: "The meeting agreed to request that the Highways authority adjusts the pedestrianisation and associated measures to try to better serve the safe access needs of town centre residents, shoppers and businesses."