Concerns over barriers and speed on Caistor bypass

Westwold Road resident Dean Edgley delivered the message to the March meeting of Caistor Town Council.

Mr Edgley spoke of cars ‘continuously’ speeding and of the low barriers edging the road.

He continued: “Recently, we had a car come over the safety barrier, not through but over the top of.

“Something needs to be done about it.

“At the end of the day it is incredibly dangerous; cars continuously speed down there and cars overtake on the blind bend.

“It is a wonder there haven’t been more fatalities.”

Mr Edgley said he had spoken to his MP, Sir Edward Leigh, about his concerns.

He added: “Sir Edward said he is willing to back anything that is put forward to improve the safety of that area, from the top of the bypass right down to the bottom.”

It is not the first time concerns over the bypass have been brought to the council, and council chairman Jon Wright said the council supported Mr Edgley’s views ‘wholeheartedly’ and there is something ‘in the pipeline’ to bring the speed limit down.

The town clerk will write to Sir Edward and again to Lincolnshire Highways to support Mr Edgley’s concerns.

Coun Martin Sizer suggested the letter should highlight what could be done quickly.

He said: “The barriers and the white lines (to prevent overtaking) could be done.

“We understand, obviously, anything more substantial would have to go through and get funding and everything else, but the white lines and the barriers could be addressed quite quickly - that needs to be pointed out.”

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