Over Needs A Pedestrian Crossing: But .......

Aware that many people feel unsafe crossing High Street, I contacted the Council regarding a feasibility study for the provision of a pedestrian crossing. I was informed that we needed to satisfy one of two criteria to be considered: (A ) 'if the site had a recognized personal injury accident site', or (B) the achievement of a certain formulated traffic/pedestrian figure, based on a 12-hour count. My offer to arrange the traffic count was rejected, and I was advised that the Council could arrange this, through a contractor, but AT MY EXPENSE. I asked for a breakdown of costing for this to be done.

Steve Thulborn, Traffic Technician, has now advised me that the cost would be between £556 and £928. However, he also informed me ‘May I stress that even if the results of your count show the site meets Policy there is no funding available’.
So, even if I paid for a traffic count and the figures meet the Council’s formulated targets, we would not get a crossing under option (B) because the Council does not have the money for this. It is to be hoped that we never qualify for a crossing under option (A)!
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