NEW BRIGG ZEBRA SOON EARNS ITS STRIPES

It's good to see the brand new zebra crossing on the busiest road in Brigg being well used.
Yesterday morning (Wednesday, June 1) we visited the installation on Bridge Street to take a look.
During a brief spell we observed pedestrians using the crossing on the A18, including one well-known Brigg resident (not pictured here) who we think has now turned 80.
The new facility will also prove useful for youngsters, including those walking to and from school.
People with mobility issues will find it easier, and safer, to cross the A18.
Designed to alert approaching drivers, the tall pole-mounted Belisha beacons are visible from a considerable distance.
On behalf of North Lincolnshire Council, our local highway authority, resurfacing has also been undertaken from the roundabout near the Lidl store, along Ancholme Way and some way up Bridge Street.
The road surface on the Ancholme Way Bridge was in particular need of attention.
If public funds become available at some point in the future, perhaps consideration can be be given to re-topping the footpaths either side of the A18 along Ancholme Way.
As our pictures show, some traffic islands on Ancholme Way have been retained following the installation of the zebra crossing.
There used to be a zebra crossing on Bridge Street before the A18 was re-routed along the newly-created Ancholme Way.
However, this crossing was removed prior to the creation of North Lincolnshire Council.
The A18 once ran the full length of Bridge Street, including the stretch between Dunham's bakery and the County Bridge.
But the western section became a cul-de-sac in the early 1990s when the A18 relief road was installed via Ancholme Way and Barnard Avenue.
The town's only other zebra facility today is located close to where Queen Street meets Bigby Street, to the side of the Nisa Local shop.
There used to be two others on Wrawby Street before pedestrianisation.