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COUNCILLORS were unaware of major changes to shut two junctions to motorists, 24 hours a day.
Brighton and Hove City Council is introducing the next phase of the School Streets scheme and trialling new measures “to determine which model works best in the long term . The scheme aims to to support physical distancing outside schools, promote active travel and make roads safer. Included in the next phase of the scheme are measures to shut two junctions in the city to motorists completely - as well as road closures outside three schools during drop-off and pick-up hours.
A diagram from a council document shows plans for the closure of the junction between Somerhill Road and Lansdowne Road in Hove
RESIDENTS and councillors are divided over plans to shut two roads at one end, 24 hours a day.
Brighton and Hove City Council has confirmed plans to close two junctions in the city as part of trial measures to make roads safer and ensure social distancing outside schools. From Monday, February 22, the junctions will be closed between Somerhill Road and Lansdowne Road in Hove, near Brunswick Primary, and between Queen’s Park Rise and Queen’s Park Terrace, outside St Luke’s Primary. There are plans to install bollards, so only cyclists and pedestrians will have access to these streets from one end.
Brighton and Hove City Council is reintroducing the School Streets scheme later this month. The council is bringing in trial closures in roads outside three schools in the city - Downs Junior School, Brunswick Primary School and St Luke’s Primary School- from February 22. In addition to the closures during school drop-off and pick up times, between 8am and 10am and 2pm and 4pm, two roads will be closed at one end at all times, with access for cyclists and pedestrians only. The junctions will be closed between Somerhill Road and Lansdowne Road in Hove, near Brunswick Primary, and between Queen’s Park Rise and Queen’s Park Terrace, outside St Luke’s Primary.