Work is underway to install a new crossing in Nantwich after months of campaigning by residents, local councillors and Crewe & Nantwich MP.
The crossing is being built on Peter Destapleigh Way at the exit from the Stapeley Water Gardens estate.
The road is 40mph with the exit from the estate on to the road obscured by hedging, particularly in spring and summer.
Nantwich South Cllrs Peter Groves and Andrew Martin and MP Dr Kieran Mullan have been lobbying Cheshire East to act for more than a year, raising directly with the Council Leader Sam Corcoran.
They secured an agreement in principle for the crossing last year, but have had to wait many months for work to begin.
The councillors and MP videoed the road during school crossing hours to show council bosses the dangerous situation.
Cllr Peter Groves said: “As ward councillors we are glad to see action at last.
“Residents have rightly been pressing for this because like us they were concerned about safety for children crossing.”
Cllr Andrew Martin added: “As a local resident I have been concerned about what might happen at this crossing.
“Peter and I are delighted that work has now begun, it can’t happen soon enough.”
Dr Kieran Mullan MP said: “I know across the whole area there is more we need to do on road safety and speeding but this crossing worried me more than any other so I am very happy we have got a result.
“It has taken Peter, Andrew and I months and months of not letting this drop.
“I want to thank the residents that helped.
“I know a crossing here might be difficult for drivers with others so nearby, but children’s safety has to come first and this was an accident waiting to happen.”
The work is set to take place between August 10 and 19, with two-way traffic control in place between 9.30am and 3.30pm.
What a joke, the lights take 30 seconds to change, many times of the day visibility is good enough to judge the safe walk through. Just what criteria did this have to meet in order to spend such a lot of money on something barely needed, I can think of better places, ie London road for starters
I agree, sheer waste of money, I hope the builders are footing the bill, there are so many other dangerous areas locally, and this is not one of them, just stupid behaviour you couldn’t make it up the vast number of people walking across a road as if the traffic should suddenly let them pass automatically what sort of parents do they have!?
Now that would have been the sensible thing to do but sadly sensible is a bit scarce these days
I am not sure people using it will appreciate the fact that only this week three separate incidents were a close miss from young people walking out in front of my car without looking. They were either on their phones or wearing iPods.
A number of other people have said exactly the same thing too, the entitled vision of life some people have eh?!
I can think of far-worthy areas to spend the money, as it is not as if this road is difficult to cross without extra aids as there is good sight left to right. I think we could be guilty of institutionalising some folk, and not letting them take care of their own personal safety.
sheer waste of money
This is good but why didn’t the council make it a condition for the developers to provide this before giving them the contract?