Sandy Town Council: New zebra crossing

Date Added: 27/03/2023

At its meeting on 6th March, members of Sandy Town Council unanimously voted to support the installation of a new crossing on Sandy High Street. The crossing, which has seen many delays (originally proposed in August 2021), will provide a vital facility to Sandy residents; making a busy and dangerous area of the High Street much safer to cross, particularly for young people and their parents heading back and forth to school.

Members were pleased that a site for the crossing was now being agreed and urged Central Bedfordshire Council to proceed with the installation with no further delays.

Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) is proposing to extend an existing raised table and install a raised zebra crossing on High Street, Sandy.

A Raised Zebra Crossing at a nominal height of 75mm and approximately 6 metres long, including ramps, extending across the full width of the road is proposed to be sited in Sandy, centred at a point approximately 3 metres northwest of north-western flank wall of No. 61 High Street.

For clarification, CBC are proposing to extend the existing raised table and site the Zebra crossing on top. Details may also be viewed online at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/publicstatutorynotices.
Sandy Town Council (STC) support the proposal for this new Zebra Crossing and the safety of its residents as a result, hoping this can be installed soon.