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KCC backtracks on safety signs
ROAD safety improvements put forward by the county council to reduce speeds at the notorious Bull Lane junction in Eccles have been described as “half-baked” by MP Tracey Crouch. The proposal from the highways’ authority follows a public call for steps to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians in light of in- creased traffic since the bridge to Peters Village opened. A public meeting, called by the
Bull Lane Safety Committee (BLSC), was attended by borough councillors and representatives of Aylesford, Burham and Would- ham parish councils at which KCC agreed a £20,000 package of meas- ures.
However, eight months on and
the council’s “scaled back pro- posal” omits the 30mph vehicle-ac- tivated signs (VAS) that BLSC spokesman Trudy Clark says are crucial to the scheme’s success. She said: “We are exceptionally disappointed. There have been some brief explanations from KCC as to why the VAS signs cannot be implemented, but these appear to be excuses hiding behind the issue of cost and maintenance. We now feel we are a long way from the pledge made by KCC’s Matthew Balfour at our open meeting to ‘make the junction safer’.”
She says that were the junction
built today it would fail national visibility standards, and the cur- rent proposals will not make any significant difference to safety. Miss Crouch added: “What has
been proposed will do little to im- prove the safety of the junction and it is hardly a surprise that residents feel let down by this half-baked re- sponse." Neil Harris, of Aylesford Parish Council, says councillors will be asking why the VAS signs cannot be fitted and for an assurance the £20,000 for improvements at the junction are ring fenced. He said: “We are struggling to understand why the signs can’t be fitted and disappointed because they do work. Rumble strips are welcome, but not as effective.” KCC says hedging will be cut
back and new roads signs and bol- lards added as part of the scheme, set to start in November. It will be combined with work to reduce speeds on the Pilgrims Way to 40mph from the junction with Rochester Road and 30mph start- ing near Hale Close. The KCC spokesman added that
the success of improvements will be monitored and other significant developer-led projects may well allow further improvements to be made in the area.
Novice pupils’ fish success
FOUR pupils from The Malling School caught the fishing bug when they took part in their first Fishing4Schools competition. It was the first time Connor
Kennedy, Jett Martindale, Kian Wilkins and Jamie Holder had fished competitively and the experience was a success. The lads kept up the school’s tra-
dition of competing well – taking third place at the event at Hadlow College. Earlier in the month the boys had
joined Kent instructor Bob Goble to fly-fish for carp. He said: “They had no idea you
Bob Goble and Malling School pupil Jett Martindale
could catch carp with fly gear andwere pleasantly surprised with the size of the fish. With help frommyself theymanaged to hook and land some super specimens!” Extra-curricular co-ordinator Tony Nichols, who organises the event for
the school in East Malling, said: “The boys were very excited about their achievement. They did the school – and themselves – proud.”
Drivers in brawl on busyA228 According to police, officers
POLICE are investigating a re- ported “road rage” incident where two drivers started brawling in the middle of a dual carriageway. Rush hour traffic on the A228
was delayed as the pair scuffled and took swipes at one another.
were called at around 9am on Sep- tember 26 to reports of the incident but the two men had left the scene by the time the officers arrived. Enquiries are on-going into the circumstances of the incident."
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