Brampton campaigners raise over 800 signatures to improve road safety

The community of Brampton is calling on the Council to address a number of road and traffic-related issues, with the petition being handed to the Council at the Civic Centre on Friday, August 23 after months of campaigning by local residents.

The petition asks the council to take a number of actions to improve local road safety, including the resurfacing of the A6071 that runs through the town, the introduction of various speed restrictions on the approach into the town and through its main roads, and address restrictions on the route that HGVs take with an awareness that some will still need to access the market town.

The petition to address these issues was started last month and has been supported by 854 Brampton residents.

A spokesperson for the campaign, Mandy Watson, said: "Over the past six to 12 months I’ve noticed a huge increase in the amount of HGV traffic and the noise it creates as it bounces between the damaged and undamaged sections of road, and regularly feel vibrations in the house as they pass by at all times of the day and night.

"People have also complained about the speed of all types of traffic as it enters Brampton and that the flashing 30 mph speed sign is regularly activated as often as 70 times per hour at certain times of the day. 

"I realised I wasn’t alone when I started speaking with other residents from the town as they explained how badly this was affecting their lives, so I decided to try and do something about it. "

On behalf of the campaign, Mandy also expressed her desire for the council to address the points made in the petition that was handed to them at the Civic Centre.

She said: "Organisers of this petition hope that these arrangements can be organised within this year’s highways budget to reduce the real possibility that the road surface will deteriorate further even over a short period of time and the quality of people’s lives and health don’t suffer further. "