Residents worry near misses could become fatal accidents if action isn't taken over narrow bridge

The Star, Sheffield

Residents of Sheffield have expressed their concerns over a narrow bridge on Oughtibridge Lane which they worry is an accident waiting to happen.  The Star spoke to Richard Mann and local councillor Janet Ridler about their concerns with the bridge.

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00:00We're getting a lot of close shaves, a lot of dangerous situations where two cars meet,

00:05obviously they can't be too close to each other, so they're moving out to the sides

00:10of the road where the pedestrians are.

00:11The layout of the bridge, it's been like that for many, many years now.

00:15It's very narrow as you enter, and it bends, an S-bend, and it's basically a chicane as

00:21you go in.

00:22So your view as a driver is limited, so you don't see things until the last second, and

00:27if a pedestrian is there, then it obviously creates a danger to the pedestrians, but also

00:32to the drivers as well.

00:34We have a very, very narrow stretch of road with no footpath on a very steep hill, which

00:41is causing real problems for not only local residents who want to get into the village,

00:49also people who are travelling through as well to further destinations.

00:54It really is a big matter of concern.

00:57It's not safe for pedestrians, it's not safe for cyclists, it's not really safe either

01:01for the motorists to be faced with this sort of situation.

01:05We have now, my colleague Mark and I, we've got the local MP on board with this.

01:10We're talking to chairs of the right committees at the council, and we're confident that we

01:15can actually push for, if nothing more than a short-term solution to tackle the immediate

01:21safety issues, and then looking as well at the longer-term issues of whether or not this

01:26bridge is fit for purpose, and how we can look at really improving it in the future

01:31as well.

01:32So yeah, we're on the side of the residents, we want to do our best for them, and we really

01:37feel that this is an issue that needs priority attention.

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