They were taken shortly before the launch of a trial ban on traffic along the stretch of road. It followed the opening of the so-called ‘Inner Relief Road’ (John Adams Way) almost two years earlier after more than two decades of planning.
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A six-month trial ban on traffic in Strait Bargate, Boston, began in March 1980. | JPIMedia
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Seventy new traffic signs were uncovered overnight on Sunday, March 16, ready for the launch of the experiment the following morning. | JPIMedia
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The experiment was a joint venture by the county and borough councils. | JPIMedia
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Coun Cyril Fovargue, chairman of the borough's Environment Committee, said: "I expect there will be some confusion at first." | JPIMedia
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