Bilford Road Safety Campaign

Neil Laurenson has been leading the calls for action to be taken to make the junction of Bilford Road with Astwood Road safer for pedestrians, amid growing concerns that someone will soon be killed.

It is frequently crossed by pupils from the nearby Tudor Grange Academy as well as people trying to get to the Costcutter convenience store on the corner of the junction.

Some residents claim near misses are a daily occurrence but so far the county council's Highways Department has declined to make any alterations to the junction.

Neil was first made aware of people's concerns when he stood as the Green Party's city council candidate for the St Stephen ward in May 2011, and he has continued to press for action. He is hoping that now that he has been elected in 2012 he will be able to get something done. 

A number of ideas have been tabled including adding a pedestrian crossing or reducing the speed limit to 20mph.

"A lot of people are really concerned about it because they know people that have been hit here. I spoke to about 50 people one day and about one in ten of those knew someone who had been hit, which I thought was incredible," Neil said.

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