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A toll road lasted 14 weeks, then became fields againSourced

The main road closed.
Locals built a temporary replacement.

When a road near Kelston, England, closed over landslip fears in 2014, local entrepreneurs built a private toll road. The original route reopened after 14 weeks; the temporary road closed and was returned to fields in February 2015.

A road with
a very specific job.

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Reviewed: 2026-10-01

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