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Labour councillors in Leabridge and Hackney Downs wards are celebrating the success of a community campaign for bringing safety to a dangerous road junction at Downs Road/Lower Clapton Road.
Cllr Ian Rathbone, Leabridge Ward councillor, said: ‘It is a victory for a concerted and dogged campaign by councillors, residents including the Clapton Pond Neighbourhood Action
group (CPNAG), and local Police over the last four years to get TfL to take their responsibilities seriously on improving this dangerous and un-pedestrian friendly junction, which belongs to
them.
‘Cllr Linda Kelly and I met with senior TfL officers recently and once again underlined the case for urgency. This is dangerous main road into London from Essex. Only last year a young woman was mown down and killed by a hit and run driver near the junction. ‘At long last we have heard that there is going to be
a public consultation on the design of the Downs Road/Lower Clapton Road junction.
’The junction has been identified for investigation and has been included in the 2007/08 Road Safety Programme as one of the worst junctions and sections of road in London with relation to personal
injury collisions.
‘I want everyone locally to respond to the consultation and let TfL be made fully aware we want to feel safe in using this crossing, particularly people with buggies, wheelchairs
and the elderly.
‘We will continue to press for a speed up in the timing of this consultation. The sooner the better they get on with this work - before a serious accident or even fatality happens again.’
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