Hope for safety improvements on Dodington Road

In November, Claire Young met the Council's Executive Member responsible for transport and Highways officers at the railway bridge on Dodington Road to discuss possible safety improvements. Officers suggested a £10,000 package of new road signs, white lining and a stone and dust path to take pedestrians from where the path currently ends to a safer crossing point with greater visibility. Existing edge line markings have already been reinstated and a “SLOW” marking added and the temporary interactive speed sign returned to monitor speeding traffic. Budget funding is very uncertain at present, and the Exec Member made it clear that more drastic measures such as straightening the road will not be possible, but Claire asked him to give these more modest measures a high priority when he's deciding how to allocate next year's funding.