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The Link Magazine • March 2003 33
Westlea 20mph plan to be discussed at area panel on 6 March
A scheme to make Langstone Way outside Westlea School safer for parents and children was broadly welcomed by people who attended an
exhibition on 20 January and will now be considered by councillors at the West area panel on 6 March.
The project funded by the Safer Funding for safety works was importantly, we hope that Lang- Martlew said Department of Trans-
Routes to School scheme proposes approved in 2001 and completion stone Way will be a less attractive port rules require physical changes
build-outs to narrow the road at was expected by Easter last year. rat run to Great Western Way." like speed humps to introduce
two points and several raised cush- Road safety campaigner and gov- Residents who visited the exhi- greater safety before a road can be
ions to ensure drivers slow down ernor Dawn Dolphin said the de- bition welcomed the moves for redesignated for 20mph. "We are
to 20mph. lay had been unhelpful. "The greater safety but were concerned looking closely at the comments
Governors at the school have number of parking places outside about the specific proposals. before putting the proposals to the
been concerned about parents the school will be reduced and this Sylvia Dundas, who has lived area panel."
parking on both sides of Langstone should encourage parents to walk on Langstone Way since 1981, said, The West area panel meeting on
Way for many years, endangering to school, or park at the West Swin- "the original plan for Westlea 6 March, 7pm, will take place at
children who walk to school, and don Centre, which will add five showed the road as a bus only route the Civic Offices in Euclid Street.
also the amount of through traffic minutes to a school journey. More but residents wanted it open for all The public are invited to take part.
taking short cuts. Apart from the traffic. Now that The plans can be viewed in ad-
danger to pedestrians, emergency buses don't use the vance of the meeting by contacting
vehicle access has been restricted. road regularly, I'd Phillip Martlew on 466369.
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