How surprising it was to learn Bridge Street, Brigg, is one of the roads in North Lincolnshire must concerning the Road Safety Partnership.
You can't argue with the figures, especially from an organisation packed with such learned folk. But some of us who use this road on a daily basis will be a bit bemused. It doesn't seem that dangerous.
Yes, there are side roads leading on to Bridge Street, and a busy petrol station/shop. Plus Mill Lane, with all its houses.
But, to me, the main problem is, as ever, caused by vehicles trying to turn right, which means having to go across the nearside lane of traffic.
Such is the case for lorries/vans emerging from the Island Carr Industrial Estate and heading off towards Scunthorpe, and also for any traffic emerging near the Brocklesby Ox, from the mobile homes.
Now, of course, there are plans to build a big new housing estate behind Peacock and Binnington's current base (subject to appeal later this year, which will only add more traffic to the equation.
One solution to all this might be to ban traffic turning right(on the Brocklesby Ox side) and make all vehicles go to the roundabout near Tesco, then come back along Bridge Street.
That has proved a success on Barnard Avenue, where traffic emerging from Tesco has to go left to the roundabout, with right turns banned.
Yes, not being able to turn right onto Bridge Street would be an inconvenience for some, but it could well make things safer.
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Hello Nigel
You will be well aware from your coverage of the Brigg Town Council Planning & Environment Committee Meetings, that the Town Council has raised this same issue more than once in response to planning applications in that are of the Town. Brigg Town Council continues to urge the planners and the Highway Authority to take into account the fact that there are several side streets in close proximity to each other, in particular Forrester Street, Kiln Lane, and where Bridge Street continues into Ancholme Way (opposite Sherwood Cycles)where there is also the added issue of the right turn waiting areas in the middle of the road to contend with. All of these factors make any right turns nigh on impossible and positively dangersous at peak times. Jeanette Woollard, Clerk, Brigg Town Council.
I think the road safety partnership need to have a closer inspection in Brigg as a whole there are many dangerous areas especially the traffic lights where a near miss occurs on a daily basis .Grammar School Road is a nightmare as Councillor Sherwood will know as a school run parent traffic regularily comes to a halt which backs up to the traffic lights causing chaos at 8.30.In the event of an emergency up Grammar School rd any attending vehicle would be seriously hampered negotiating the parked cars and school buses, wherever it was based.It must be a concern for the residents living in that area.
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