Dewsbury East candidate, Keith Mallinson, calls on the Labour-run council to stand up for local residents and improve road safety in the ward.
Today I received an email from a local resident. Sean pointed out from my recent newsletter that my focus was on road safety, especially the junction of Bywell and Leeds Road Hanging Heaton.
Having spent ten years as a driving instructor I know that road safety is very important, especially when it comes to obeying the highway code, especially when it comes to junctions with traffic lights
In October 2021 I submitted a petition to the council from over 600 local residents who were concerned about the safety of drivers using Bywell Road and Leeds road. Residents asked the council to look at a traffic control system to help drivers get in and out of this junction safely.
If the council really cared about road safety they would have at least done an assessment and feasibility study to see if it was viable to put a traffic control system on this junction.
Six months later I haven't had a reply from the council, this is a disgrace and something I would tackle as a Conservative councillor.
