Will Forster - delivering improvements on Prey Heath Road

Lib Dem County Councillor Will Forster has succeeded in getting Surrey County Council to agree to construct a raised pedestrian walkway under the Prey Heath Road railway bridge.

Councillor Will Forster said, "Safety under the railway bridge on Prey Heath Road is appalling. Ever since being elected, I've been campaigning for the Council to protect pedestrians on Prey Heath Road. I'm really pleased that the Council has now committed to fund and install the walkway in the 2014/15 financial year.

Will Forster added, "Currently, cars and pedestrians face each other head on in a pinch-point under the Prey Heath Road railway bridge. All too often pedestrians have to wade through water when the road underneath the bridge floods. A raised walkway will resolve these problems."

Although at a very early stage, the likely plan is to design a raised walkway, with a closed guard-rail to protect people from falling over or getting splashed by passing vehicles. As the width of the road under the bridge would be reduced, traffic would operate under a priority system, with traffic heading towards the A320 having priority over traffic going away from the main road. The County Council has also agreed to spend £75,000 in the next financial year making the notorious Blackhorse Road crossroads safer.