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The road closed on 17 November 2014, when the A431 reopened. Watts said: "We have lost out – a rough estimate is probably about £10,000 to £15,000 adrift. But I'm not complaining." He said that the toll road would now be dug up, and that "within six months nobody would know the
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500:"The Man Who Set Up His Own Toll Road, Without Permission"
241:"Temporary toll road for A431 at Kelston opens to traffic"
522:"Kelston Toll Road Route before it was built - July 2014"
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