The process has been going on now for the lifetime of two councils
A controversial move to reintroduce traffic signalling at the Catherine Street junction in Kirkintilloch Town Centre has been passed by East DunbartonshireLast year the council ordered traffic modelling exercises to be carried out to help decide whether traffic lights needed to be reinstated at the junction following redevelopment of the area.
Councillor Low added that public concern around the project had centred on vulnerable road users who feel the space is less usable following redevelopment and this was why he had on three separate occasions moved for the reintroduction of signalling. He pointed out that the report delivered to councillors contained a list of 18 possible risks relating to traffic lights being reintroduced, including longer queues and the possibility of drivers rushing to avoid red lights.
Seconding Councillor Low, Councillor Pamela Marshall said that although some drivers were courteous and waited for pedestrians to cross but others had been witnessed mounting the kerbs or refusing to slow down on approach to the junction. Councillor Stewart McDonald said the report under consideration contained “robust warnings” against installing traffic lights, would be expensive and negatively affect bus services. He added that the public would be “furious” if traffic flow became worse as the result of implementing the lights.
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