Somerset’s rural minibus and M5 motorway alerts put travel in the spotlight

Separate reports this week put travel in Somerset in focus from two directions. Somerset County Gazette reported that a new minibus is set to improve community transport for isolated residents in rural Somerset [1]. North Somerset Times and Weston Mercury warned M5 motorists to prepare for delays of up to 90 minutes as a series of oversized loads travel north at 25mph [2][3]. North Somerset Times also reported that the operator of an M5 services stop in Somerset recently named the worst in Britain has said it will continue investing in its facilities [4]. Read together, the reports highlight different sides of travel in the county: local access for isolated residents and conditions on the M5.