RESIDENTS’ views are being sought over how to make a junction safer for pedestrians.
Reading East MP Matt Rodda has launched a survey so people can share their feelings on junction by the Last Crumb pub in Caversham – where Prospect Street, Peppard Road, Henley Road and Westfield Road meet.
The four-way junction is busy and there is no formal crossing for residents.
Mr Rodda said he had launched his survey after residents contacted him.
“I was knocking on doors near The Ridgeway, and we discovered quite a few riesdnets wanted an improved pedestrian crossing for this area,” he told Reading Today. “And the councillors want it too.”
As the junction is a busy route in and out of Caversham towards South Oxfordshire, traffic runs across the day, with each road filled with cars and lorries.
Trying to find a solution that works for everyone is one of the reasons why Mr Rodda launched the survey.
“We want to see what residents want,” he continued. “It’s quite an intimidating junction to cross, there is lots of traffic and it’s quite congested.”
He said that Reading Borough Council was sympathetic to finding a solution that residents will also approve.
“The council has carried out a lot of road safety improvements in this area,” he said.
“This is a very worthwhile issue to pick up on, lots of people have mentioned it to me.”
The survey asks questions such as ‘Do you cross this junction as a pedestrian, a cyclist or as both?’ and ‘Do you feel safe while crossing the junction?’
It can be filled in at: https://mattroddamp.com/peppardjunction
