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Campaigners are petitioning for a pedestrian crossing or a crossing island installed in Nine Mile Ride to make access to the Pinewood Centre
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Nine Mile Ride crossing campaign at Crowthorne carnival

By Hugh Fort
July 05, 2012

Petitioners will be out in force at a popular event this weekend to try to get support for their fight for a crossing on a busy road.

Members of Wokingham Without Parish Council want to get either a pedestrian crossing or a crossing island installed in Nine Mile Ride to make access to the Pinewood Centre, where the council is based, easier.

Parish councillors have got around 300 names in support of the project already, but feel they need more support if their petition is going to be taken seriously.

They will be heading to the Crowthorne Carnival at the Morgan Recreation Ground in Wellington Road on Saturday to try to gain support.

The area of the road is part of Crowthorne, but is governed by Wokingham Borough Council, which the campaigners will deliver their petition to.

They have the support of Councillor Pauline Helliar-Symons, who represents the area on the borough council.

They also have the support of Bracknell MP Dr Phillip Lee, who has told them he is ready to help “if and when they need him”.

The parish council had come up with a proposal for a crossing, but the borough council said it was concerned about access to the nearby base of Johnson & Johnson.

The borough council thought it would lead to staff there having problems getting out of the site.

However, the parish council has since identified another spot for the crossing.

Chairman Cllr Phil Metcalf said: “It’s not a high enough percentage of people living here so we’re going to be out and about at Crowthorne Carnival this weekend.

“It’s not so much a dangerous road – it’s a 40mph limit, but people do speed down there.”

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They'll be building Lower Bracknell down there soon so I'm sure the good residents will soon find themselves with underpasses and dual carriageways to contend with.

Winstanley, Bracknell
05/07/2012 at 15:38

Unfortunately your reporter has got it wrong. As the person involved in the request for a pedestrian crossing I must correct the statement why a crossing could not be installed. In fact we had a previous petition requesting this which prompted the evaluation then.

It is not anything to do with Johnson and Johnson Staff but everything to do about safety.

We have been unable to find a safe crossing point due to factors like the proximity of the roundabout or the slip roads going into and out of the Johnson & Johnson site. The nearest safe crossing point is too far away from the final destination so would unlikely be used.

However, we are still looking to find somewhere which is safe and are now examining the refuge concept which has only recently been raised.

Finally, it does not matter how many signatures on a petition we have to make sure that whatever actions we take will be absolutely safe and not put any pedestrian at risk.

Cllr Keith Baker
05/07/2012 at 14:48

What do Johnson & Johnson feel about making the road safer? Can they be brought on board? Did WBC consult with them?

Bag Lady
05/07/2012 at 13:15

I just hope that if there's a crossing, people actually use it, instead of deciding to cross a few metres away because they're too lazy to walk a few extra steps.

CMA
05/07/2012 at 13:03

Well Whoopee Poo, Lee is ready to help “if and when they need him”. He really does think he's a Super Hero does he not? Suggest if he does get involved that would place the kiss of death on thjis project...bleurgh...