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Entrepreneur calls for ASBO on road bosses
A Gloucestershire business owner is so fed up with the disruption caused by roadworks on his journey to and from work he has demanded that an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) be served on the two officials responsible for traffic management in the area.
Andrew Barr, owner of 10 Yetis Public Relations, claims the commuting time from his home in the Forest of Dean to Gloucester city centre has tripled during the past few months as a result of roadworks on the A40.
Barr alleges that documents sent to local residents to explain the reasons for the work contain "computer manipulated" images which make "the situation on the old A40 road look more bleak than was really the case".
The entrepreneur had demanded that an official investigation be launched into the matter and ASBOs be served on David Sledge of the Highways Agency and Jo Walker, director of traffic management at Gloucestershire County Council.
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