Concerned residents in Tile Hill are calling on the council to improve a dangerous junction before it’s too late. Road safety campaigners are worried about the junction of Lawley Close and Jobs Lane which has no pavement and extremely poor visibility.
The footpath tapers off as the junction approaches with dense vegetation obscuring any visibility at the turn. This means that a person in a wheelchair or mobility scooter has to go out into the road to continue onto Jobs Lane with no idea of what they’re heading towards, say residents.
Local residents fear it’s only a matter of time before there’s an accident unless the vegetation is cleared and a footpath is installed.
Councillors Julia Lepoidevin, Peter Male and Gary Ridley, who represent Woodlands ward, met a group of residents at the junction on Wednesday morning. The councillors’ share many of the concerns raised by the inhabitants of Lawley Close and have raised the matter with the Council. They want the council to examine the site and carry out an impact assessment into the risk posed by the current layout of the highway.
Speaking after the visit Cllr Julia Lepoidevin said; “We visited a group of residents on Lawley Close recently to discuss the issue of road safety - particularly for disabled and vulnerable people. If you’re in a wheelchair or a mobility scooter you have to go out into a busy road with zero visibility just to carry on your journey.”
Also on the visit Cllr Peter Male said; “Residents are very concerned about road safety at this site and it’s easy to understand why. Obviously the Council aren’t awash with cash right now but they do have a duty to put safety first. That’s why we’ve asked Council officers to explore the feasibility of a range of solutions to this problem.”
Fellow Woodlands councillor, Cllr Gary Ridley said; “Residents are concerned that the current highway layout presents real risks to disabled and vulnerable people. There’s no footpath of any kind and visibility is practically non-existent so we’ve asked the Council to think again about this situation. Although funding is tight, shouldn’t safety come first?”