Road safety improvements are to be made outside a primary school in Arnold after hundreds called for ‘urgent action’ following an accident on the crossing involving a young pupil.
Arnold North councillor Michael Payne handed in a petition to Nottinghamshire County Council which was signed by more than 800 people after the accident outside Richard Bonington Primary School last October.
The council has now confirmed improvement works will take place with plans including installing a ramp on the crossing on Calverton Road, replacing the beacon lights, upgrading street lights leading up the the crossing and adding new warning signs.
Cllr Payne said he was delighted the council had listened to the concerns of residents.
He said: “Last October, following an awful incident involving a young child on the crossing outside Richard Bonington Primary School, I launched a petition and campaign calling on Nottinghamshire County Council to improve road safety measures at this busy crossing on Calverton Road.
“Thanks to the pupils, parents, local residents and teachers that support the petition and campaign. I presented the 866 signature petition to the Full Council meeting of Nottinghamshire County Council in December last year and today I spoke at the County Council Committee considering the response to our petition.
“Since last October, I’ve consistently pressed the case for improvements to senior highways officials at Nottinghamshrie County Council. I’m pleased to report that thanks to our collective “efforts we’ve been successful! The County Council has agreed and is proposing improvements to the pedestrian crossing and surrounding area on Calverton Road:
“There will be a formal consultation on the proposed measures. Make sure you have your say. I’ll continue to argue for further improvements locally.”
I seem to remember in years gone by that there was a ramp under that pedestrian crossing and some years later that same ramp was removed at yet more cost to the local tax payers.
Anyone who is forced to navigate this road at school opening and/or closing times will know full well that 99% of the danger spoken about in this article is caused by parking. People collecting their little darlings park on both sides of the road and reduce it to a single lane causing completely unnecessary frustration for drivers as well as added dangers since drivers have much reduced visibility as well as having to avoid traffic coming towards them. BAN ALL PARKING………….
if you stop parking calverton road they will only go to churchmoor lane and block school to home minibuses accessing derrymount school ,which at least 50% of parents with children at richard bonninton already do,if you i am exaggerating try 8-45/09-10 and afternoons 03-10/03-35 blocking peoples drives taking no notice of signing on the roads surrounding.