Jim McAuliffe

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Jim McAuliffe4 weeks ago The country lane linking Rode and Beckington is intersected by the A36 at this point. As the A36 is fast and straight at this point it is extremely dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists to cross, given the speeds of on-coming vehicles. The lack of a crossing at this point (despite footpaths on both sides leading up to the A36) acts as a significant deterrent for pedestrians and cyclists moving between the two villages. The attached image shows the crossing point (the red line traces the route from the footpath on the Rode side of the A36 to the point the footpath re-starts on the Beckington side).

Jim McAuliffe1 month ago

Jim McAuliffe1 month ago There is a public footpath across the A36 at this point (part of the Macmillan Way), but the fencing, together with the difficulty of actually crossing such a busy stretch of fast, straight road (with 60 mph limit) mean that pedestrians cannot reasonably use this footpath between Rode and Beckington. There are no safe pedestrian crossings between Rode and Beckington, effectively cutting off the two villages for walkers. The photo below shows the difficulty of making this crossing - you need to firstly climb over a barrier, onto a dangerous verge next to the very busy road, then cross the road, and climb over the barrier on the opposite side. Only those with a reasonable amount of athleticism are able to do this!