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Calls renewed for bollard to stop motorists driving wrong way down pedestrianised shopping areaReports of illegally parked cars and vehicles driving the wrong way down a pedestrianised shopping area have left business owners fearing for their customer’s safety.
Reports of illegally parked cars and vehicles driving the wrong way down a pedestrianised shopping area have left business owners fearing for their customer’s safety.
Progress has since stalled after the group was told by Suffolk County Council (SCC) that funding would have to be sourced locally, believed to be around £10,000 due to the requirement of a Traffic Regulation Order.
Lowestoft Vision chairman Danny Steel expressed his dismay at the lack of action with the group lobbying for a solution since 2015.
He said: “The High Street Traders Association offered a solution that many of the business on the triangle supported. The idea was to install a retractable, lockable bollard that all the traders would have a key for to allow deliveries.
“I am convinced that at some point someone will be seriously injured or killed by a vehicle and then maybe something will be done.”
The group claim a collapsible bollard would enforce the High Street’s closure to all vehicles between 10.30am and 4pm, and reduce illegal parking.
Read more: http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/ ... -1-5448557