Dec 22 2008
Overwhelming support for campaign at A64 Hazelbush Crossroads
Over 12 hundred people including local MP John Greenway have backed our campaign to improve road safety at the notorious Hazelbush crossroads on the A64. Local residents who share my concerns about the dangerous crossing were asked to sign a petition calling on the Highways Agency to provide funding options for improving road safety at the junction.
The support we have received for the campaign has been absolutely fantastic. This junction is the main access onto the A64 for residents of Strensall, Towthorpe and Stockton on the Forest and has been the scene of a number of accidents over the last few years. With over 12 hundred people backing our campaign we feel that the Highways Agency must act now to improve safety for motorists and local people who use this important crossroads.
There have been 17 accidents causing injuries recorded over the last three years at the junction and some residents have told me they avoid using it for fear of having an accident, it is now time for action.
John Greenway MP for Ryedale said “The Highways Agency refusal to upgrade the A64 means that we must give urgent attention to these junctions in an effort to improve road safety and the flow of traffic. The Hazelbush junction is a notoriously dangerous crossing point and the Highways Agency has previously acknowledged this. It is now time we saw some action.”
