Friday, March 20, 2009

What can be done?

Apparently there is a plan to build a pedestrian bridge across the N1. This seems to have been on the cards for 3 years, but nothing has happened. Construction projects of this nature will typically take anything from 6-9 months or longer to complete, and it has not started yet! I really hope this campaign will cause this construction to start sooner rather than later, as it is an important part of the solution.

Another important part to the solution in my view is for companies employing these pedestrians to provide them with transport between the Acasia park station and their place of work. They have to walk far, and inevitably try to take shortcuts, exposing themselves and others to danger.

Another important issue is the fixing and strengthening of the fences next to the highway. Until these are fixed pedestrians will inevitably find a way onto the freeway. Together with this visible policing is needed to prevent fences from being broken down again, and to educate and, if necessary, arrest offenders.

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