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Safety measures to be introduced at busy Peterborough junction
Councillors have backed calls to introduce safety measures at a busy junction where a crash took were called to the Eastfield Road and Eye Road junction, near Parnwell, Peterborough, on 24 June, following the two-vehicle crash which left a passenger seriously injured. Councillors and highways team officials confirmed they would look into introducing the safety measures after a site visit with resident Alan Ellis, cabinet member for environment and transport on Peterborough City Council, said the junction was "something that needs looking at".
'Jumping red lights'
Katy Cole, Dogsthorpe ward councillor and cabinet member for children's services, said she had been contacted by residents about "the amount of reckless driving that's taking place across this junction", as reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service. "I've seen cars jumping the red lights and I've had my colleague beeped because he was doing 30mph in a 30mph limit," she said the junction had been flagged as having a history of crashes over a number of years, even before the latest incident. The council will look at whether the traffic lights are fit for purpose, consider putting a camera at the junction and ask residents what they think would help, he added. Peterborough City Council has about £75,000 allocated as part of its road safety budget which might be used towards the improvements. Mr Andrews, who lives near the junction, said he was delighted to have received support from councillors after he raised his concerns. Data from revealed a number of crashes in the area up until 2023 and three crashes were reported at the Eye Road and Eastfield Road junction.
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