WATCH: Why infamous Preston crossroads remains risky and busy - in spite of bypass

Name: Preston village crossroads remains risky and busy - in spite of bypass
Uploaded: 2024-02-22T17:21:02.000Z
Duration: 249 s
Description: There are calls for drivers to use the Broughton bypass if they aren't coming into the village itself - and for those who do pass through the central crossroads to stick to the speed limit. Parish council chair Pat Hastings speaks to local democracy reporter Paul Faulkner.

There are calls for highways bosses to implement safety measures - and for drivers to slow down - as they pass through the centre of a village once notorious for tailbacks.

By Paul Faulkner

Published 22nd Feb 2024, 23:03 BST

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Broughton crossroads might be quieter than it was before the long-awaited bypass, James Towers Way, opened in October 2017 - but it is still busy enough to have become an accident blackspot, according to locals.

Broughton Parish Council chair Pat Hastings has been speaking to local democracy reporter Paul Faulkner about what can be done. Watch in the video player above – and read the full article here.

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