A concrete barrier is to be installed on a road outside a Driffield school to help ensure the safety of pupils, staff and families.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is due to place the temporary barrier along Northfield Road on Friday morning (6 June) outside Driffield Northfield Infant School.
Vehicles will also be temporarily prohibited from parking along this length of Northfield Road outside the school to prevent further traffic problems.
The council is taking the action to improve safety, as the road is currently used by construction lorries travelling to a building site further up the road, which becomes Cemetery Lane.
The barrier will slightly narrow the road, and although two-way traffic will continue, it is hoped this will cause vehicles to slow their speed.
The road is already a 20mph zone and more speed limit reminder signs will be put up.
The move follows the installation of concrete barriers further along Northfield Road/Cemetery Lane last month in order to improve road safety.
The council is currently investigating a more permanent solution to this traffic issue and will continue to monitor this site.
Councillor Paul West, the council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “We need to put this concrete barrier in place as a preventative measure outside the infant school.
“We have listened to the school and local residents about the heavy construction traffic driving along this road and, although these measures will slightly inconvenience drivers, we need to give greater protection to the school, which is our priority.
“We want to thank local residents and parents for their understanding while this barrier and restrictions are in place, and we are appealing to drivers to please drive carefully along Northfield Road.”
Driffield Northfield Infant School headteacher, Sam Woolhouse, said: “We welcome the road traffic measures to ensure the safety of our pupils, staff and families.
“I would like to thank parents and carers for their understanding of the precautionary interim measures we have taken over the last few weeks, ahead of a more permanent solution being put in place.”
