A167 crash barriers
Some good news on the accident black spot along the A167 near the Cock of the North; I have just been informed that crash barriers will be installed next year (probably in the spring) on the dualled stretch between Merryoaks and The Honest Lawyer at Croxdale.
This stretch has seen several fatal accidents over the past three years. I have been pressing for barriers for at least the last 18 months.
To be fair, I was pushing at an open door, but the problem has been the difficulty of dealing with the road layout with so many trees and lighting poles on the central reservation.
The solution will be a non-standard barrier, which is why it is taking so long to implement.
The decision to put the barriers in pre-dates by many months the latest accident when the son of the local coroner was killed.
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