TRAVELLERS who try to access empty land in Hardwicke will now be faced by strong gates and solid concrete. The Highways Agency has secured its land off the B4008, which was occupied for almost three months between July and September.
The news comes after the agency racked up a bill, thought to have totalled more than £12,000, for private security contractors who patrolled the site 24-hours a day with dogs for around six weeks.
Mark Newman, whose Gloucester-based company NSGL has been providing the service, said the operation had been a success.
"We had a few suspicious-looking people sniffing around and a few people slowed down as they went past, but they weren't going to try anything while we were there.
"As far as we're concerned, the job ended for us at around lunchtime on Friday. They were just putting the finishing touches to it."
He said the Highways Agency had reinforced the gate posts, which were damaged while the Travellers were on the site over the summer, and put concrete crash-barriers in place to stop vehicles.
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