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THIS is how many children have been involved in serious crashes in Southend in the past five years. Data released by crashmap.co.uk shows the hot spots for road crashes that have involved children every year in Southend since 2016. Proceeding from the east of the Southend borough to the west, a two-vehicle crash took place on Poynters Lane in Great Wakering on July 7, 2017. This saw four people seriously injured, all of which were children. Another two-vehicle crash happened on October 20, 2017 involved two vehicles which saw one child injured. On June 8 that year, a single-car crash happened outside Richmond Avenue Primary School, injuring one child.
The first roads and pavements set to benefit from increased investment into Southend highways have been announced. Resurfacing will take place on 30 roads and 31 pavements as part of the council’s £5million programme to make improvements in the area.
Here are all the roads set to be resurfaced:
Eastwood Road North: From A127 to aproximately number 40 Eastwood Road North
Elmsleigh Drive: From Eastwood Road North to 186 Elmsleigh Drive
Elmsleigh Drive: From Manchester Drive to No. 146 Elmsleigh Drive
London Road: Lindisfarne Avenue to Chalkwell Park
Lansdowne Avenue: Entire Road
Southchurch Road: From Tesco Petrol Station to number 501 Southchurch Road
Southchurch Road: From Junction Southchurch Avenue to Car Garage (number 329 to 337)