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The Echo has an update here:. <\/a><\/p>\n

Crossing is promised for dangerous corner
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\nA PUFFIN crossing and extra lighting is to be installed at a dangerous junction where a pensioner was knocked down by a car.<\/p>\n

Grandmother Updesh Porter, 67, suffered concussion, a broken nose and a broken cheekbone, after she was involved in a collision with a red Citroen Saxo, while crossing after dark on the corner of Downhall Park Way and Rawreth Lane, Rayleigh, earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Essex County Council is set to install new safety measures, after discussing the dangerous junction with local councillors Chris Black and Ron Oatham.
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These should include a puffin crossing and an extra lamp post, so drivers have more chance of seeing pedestrians at night.<\/p>\n

Mr Oatham said: “It’s good news. The highways department is looking at the cost of putting in a proper pedestrian-controlled crossing.<\/p>\n

“There is a possibility there’s money left over from the Asda development.<\/p>\n

“And they have confirmed that the lighting here is sub-standard.<\/p>\n

“More lighting would certainly make a difference especially in this foggy weather.”<\/p>\n

Residents and councillors have also complained the junction is badly lit and have been campaigning for a pedestrian crossing.<\/p>\n

Norman Hume, the county councillor responsible for roads, said: “We are currently in discussion with developers over funding a puffin crossing, which we are committed to introducing.<\/p>\n

“Our street lighting engineer will revisit the area to see if safety would be improved by installing more lights.”<\/p>\n

Mr Oatham said: “We also asked highways about having yellow lines here for just a few yards down Downhall Park Way, to keep the junction clear of parked cars.”<\/p>\n

He appealed to residents to send him any photos of cars parking inconveniently in the road, which could be passed on to the county council.<\/p>\n

To contact Mr Oatham, call 01268 785295 or e-mail ron@oatham2000.fsnet.co. uk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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