Work is soon to start by contractors working with Bath & North East Somerset Council to put in a new pedestrian crossing on Silver Street in Midsomer Norton.
Work will start on 11th August, and the crossing will be completed before the start of the new school term.
Cllr Paul Crossley, Leader of Bath & North East Somerset Council (LibDem,Southdown), said: “The scheme is intended to improve and provide safer means of access for pedestrians and cyclists to access Norton Hill School, Somevale School and the Five Arches Greenway.”
The Toucan crossing will be between Somervale and Norton Hill schools, and will form a direct link between a public right of way used by children from both schools and the Five Arches Greenway, part of the National Cycle Network.
Some parking restrictions to improve throughflow of traffic, especially larger vehicles which are hampered by vehicles waiting to drop off / pick up at critical times, are also being put in place.
On Silver Street these will extend approximately 40m either side of the junction with Charlton Road, and on Charlton Road they will extend 110m from its junction with Silver Street.
The restrictions apply to both parking and loading, 24 hours a day.
The work is being funded by section 106 developer contributions from the Alcan site.
