Another new zebra crossing has been installed in our area. This time on the A36 Warminster Road outside Bathwick St Mary Primary School.
The crossing has replaced a pedestrian island crossing point and now provides a safer place for pedestrians to cross. It is the sixth new zebra crossing introduced by the council this year.
The council’s Road Safety team has also visited the school to give advice.
Councillor Manda Rigby, Cabinet Member for Highways, said: “We’re happy this crossing has been completed around the start of the new school year, helping to keep pupils and families safe on their journey to school on what can be a particularly busy road. This is the sixth zebra crossing we’ve introduced this year as we look to continually improve pedestrian safety.”
Footways at the new crossing point were widened and resurfaced, new bollards installed, improvements to drainage were made and high-friction surfacing was added at both approaches to the crossing.
The council has also recently completed works converting a signalised pedestrian crossing on London Road East, Batheaston to a zebra crossing.
Surely this is also the way to resolve the ridiculous LTN on Sydney Road.
Instead of the unnecessary bollards campaign, simply install a zebra crossing at the top of Sydney Road, add a zebra crossing at the entrance to Sydney Gardens opposite the entrance to Bath Spa Hotel. Low cost, massive impact, 1 day, 2 men,1 can paint, super low cost to tax payers, and safer streets. No brainer !
Don’t forget the Belisha beacons though! But it looks as if the bad days not so long ago, when it would take 12 years to get a new zebra crossing built, are really over.