UNOFFICIAL BRIGG CROSSINGS GO PUBLIC

Former Brigg councillor Julian Kidd raised an interesting point about traffic humps during the Annual Town Meeting in the Angel Suite on Monday night.

He explained that school pupils use one of the traffic-calming measures on Grammar School Road (near Springbank) as a convenient crossing point, although it is not a crossing.

As this is already taking place, Julian wondered whether North Lincolnshire Council would consider transforming the hump into an official crossing.

Jackie Brock, another former councillor attending in the public gallery, said people also used the traffic hump near Boyes' store (pictured above) as a crossing point to and from the main car park.

Coun Rob Waltham, deputy leader of North Lincolnshire Council and also a member of Brigg Town Council, noted the suggestions and added that there was some money available for resurfacing work on Grammar School Road.

Brigg Blog has made the point about the crossing point near Boyes several times. It is not a crossing but many people seem to treat it as one. Thankfully, the nature and layout of Old Courts Road means no-one should be driving at great speed so collisions between cars and pedestrians seem unlikely.

We'll be interested to see whether Julian Kidd's suggestion for Grammar School Road is put in place by the highway authority.