'Dangerous' road will lead to tragedy - residents

Parents say its a daily stress to try and get their children to school safely.

Residents of a housing estate in Gloucester say crossing a dangerous road will end in tragedy if changes are not made.

A petition has started to get a zebra crossing put in to try and make it safer to cross Innsworth Lane from the Whittle Gardens estate - which many families have to do daily to get to and from school.

The speed limit on the stretch of road has been reduced from 40mph to 30mph, but the signage hasn't been updated yet.

One resident said it was a "constant stress" while Gloucestershire County Council said it was working with a developer on safety measures.

Almost 100 people have signed an online petition to build a zebra crossing on Innsworth lane

Richard Hill lives on the Whittle Garden Estate with his two children and has to cross the road daily to get his children to school.

He said: "It's a constant stress of whether we can get across the road safely."

Mr Hill set up the online petition.

In a statement, Gloucestershire County Council said it "will continue to work with Taylor Wimpey in order to make this road as safe as possible".

The authority added it will "work with them on their ongoing investigations into a new crossing point".

It is understood average speed checks have started on the stretch of road, which is one of the steps needed before a crossing can be implemented.

Martin Betteridge has had a few "near misses" crossing the road

Councillor Sarah Hands, Deputy Leader of Tewkesbury Borough Council, and also an Innsworth resident said there were a multitude of problems.

She said people are parking across junctions, there is construction vehicles blocking view and there is a bend at the top of the road which all make it like an "obstacle course each morning".

Martin Betteridge, who lives on Innsworth Lane, said the speed reduction has made "no difference".

Taylor Wimpey built the estate and said it was "working closely with Gloucestershire County Council in order to support the installation of a road crossing on Innsworth Lane as soon as possible".