Attention Directed To Two Road Dangers

Chronicle (Levin), 26 March 1949, Page 4

Attention Directed To Two Road Dangers

Thfe fiarifef tS tfHflic tfirouih tfi@ uriflhished eurhing,- wojrk . :aL tlije. Bdth Stfeet-Gambridge Street intersection was the siibject of concern at a meeting of tliie^L'eyiri Ratepayers' Association on Thuffeday night. It was stated that he\v concrete curbing had been laid in 'Cambridge , Street at the cdrner near the. Putelic Garjdins and brought roiind to improve tlie cdrner ahd givd a widfer traffic tdrn^ The old footpath and curbirig had been left jutting out, and the -f act thdt the. new curb was niord visible at night and' gave niotorists the impression that they could follow it foimd, constitiited the danger referred'to, It looked like another of the councii's,. lihfinished jobs, and had be'en ieft fdr a lohg time now, said Mr. F. Croot. it was decided to inform tlid cbuncil of the association's concern. • The danger that ,existed through chrs being permitted to , closer than the required 15 ffefet ffom pedestrian crossings in Levin, Was mentioned by Mr. jL. . M. Bdwden. He said that bafcs beihg parked so close to crossings obstfufet'e'd the view of dther, mptofiste approaching, and made the obsdrvation df person^ about to cross limited, It was decided that the association point'this matter out to the Transport Departfnent and rfequest its cd-dperati'oh. ■ That the coiih'cil seehied td be .pieking out tlie lieh frdm the. pbdr was . the /dbseryatioh made by 4 member of the association when comihenting bh the published reporb on the assbbidtidn's requests to | the.- cbuncil that it .. provide tar i seaied accesses to. houses in str eels where no footpaths were provided. the council had stated that it could consider each case on its merits.