Residents protest unsafe conditions with increased traffic via bottleneck on Coltishall roads, demanding bypass to improve safety.
Residents protest unsafe conditions with increased traffic via bottleneck on Coltishall roads, demanding bypass to improve safety.
Coltishall High Street Protest Highlights Road Safety Concerns
The protestors held signs that asked for a bypass road, warning of the potential traffic dangers from the many vehicles passing through the village daily. Locals are concerned about large trucks and buses, believing these vehicles endanger pedestrians.
Accidents occur monthly on the narrow road. Infrastructure isn’t keeping pace with housing, they claim. Around 100,000 cars go through Horstead and Coltishall weekly, and this number could increase a lot.
North Walsham will grow by 40 percent, which means 1,800 new homes. Fumes and noise are also environmental problems. Drivers honked to support the protestors today.
Bill Musson, who has lived in the village for 30 years and is with the Coltishall and Horstead B1150 Group, organized this event. He says this protest is a last resort to get people to listen to them. He isn’t blaming drivers of large vehicles; he says current roads can’t handle the traffic.
Another protester, Kev Johnson, spoke too, stating that people risk their lives crossing the road. He thinks someone might get hurt soon, noting that lorries are already driving onto sidewalks.
Some folks disagree about a bypass, believing it could harm the village. They suggest that weight limits might help more. James Matthews doesn’t think a bypass will help, as more roads only create much more traffic.
He thinks it is the busiest B road in the county now, and lorries often drive on the pavement. Traffic increased after the NDR addition. Someone could get seriously injured here, he fears.
One person counted 31 lorries going through the village in one hour today. The protest lasted only one hour. The traffic issues seem worst where Norwich Road meets High Street, and where B1150 Station Road splits into Great Hautbois Road.
Problems continue toward North Walsham along a road section that is narrow and also lacks lighting at night.
The protestors held signs that asked for a bypass road, warning of the potential traffic dangers from the many vehicles passing through the village daily. Locals are concerned about large trucks and buses, believing these vehicles endanger pedestrians.
Accidents occur monthly on the narrow road. Infrastructure isn’t keeping pace with housing, they claim. Around 100,000 cars go through Horstead and Coltishall weekly, and this number could increase a lot.
North Walsham will grow by 40 percent, which means 1,800 new homes. Fumes and noise are also environmental problems. Drivers honked to support the protestors today.
Bill Musson, who has lived in the village for 30 years and is with the Coltishall and Horstead B1150 Group, organized this event. He says this protest is a last resort to get people to listen to them. He isn’t blaming drivers of large vehicles; he says current roads can’t handle the traffic.
Another protester, Kev Johnson, spoke too, stating that people risk their lives crossing the road. He thinks someone might get hurt soon, noting that lorries are already driving onto sidewalks.
Some folks disagree about a bypass, believing it could harm the village. They suggest that weight limits might help more. James Matthews doesn’t think a bypass will help, as more roads only create much more traffic.
He thinks it is the busiest B road in the county now, and lorries often drive on the pavement. Traffic increased after the NDR addition. Someone could get seriously injured here, he fears.
One person counted 31 lorries going through the village in one hour today. The protest lasted only one hour. The traffic issues seem worst where Norwich Road meets High Street, and where B1150 Station Road splits into Great Hautbois Road.
Problems continue toward North Walsham along a road section that is narrow and also lacks lighting at night.