Residents at danger and Standish Labour Cllr doesn't care

At the request of Standish Labour Cllr Debbie Parkinson the council put traffic lights at the bridge on Bradley Lane. Prior to that and for decades traffic would approach the bridge with caution and at low speed as they would need to make sure there was no traffic in the tunnel and or people under the bridge. They would need to go slowly through as traffic may come from the other side. 

But since Labour Cllr Debbie Parkinson got the traffic lights put up she promised that there would be a safety feature for pedestrians - this has never happened and now traffic see a green light and say well I have right of way and fly through the bridge. This is dangerous and puts lives at risk. I did say this even before the traffic lights where put up and said the council should stop the works - but they did not. 

When traffic from either side see a green light go to amber many put their foot down to get through quick. But that again puts lives at risk. 

Also Hutton Street is just under the bridge and if residents slowly move out as their vision is blocked by the hedge and other traffic and then cars fly through there have been a number of close misses including when when one local resident nearly had the front of their car ripped off as a car came flying out the bridge at speed. 

So you can see the situation but when residents contact Standish Labour Cllr Deborah Parkinson she tells people that she never promised a safety feature, even though she put it out on her leaflets and on social media. But what is really worrying she says it is Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)  that is responsible for this and not the Council, yet  TfGM is actually made up of Cllrs from all of the Greater Manchester, including Wigan. 

But what is the most worrying is that Standish Labour Cllr Deborah Parkinson tells residents to record incidents - but why if she says that Wigan Council can't do anything ? And here is the worrying thing the more horrific stories the better. What is Standish Labour Cllr hoping for? Car crashes, people being hit walking under the bridge or worse? This is not only a disgraceful response to residents of Standish but worrying that is her mindset. 

For that I will be reporting Standish Labour Cllr Deborah Parkinson for this matter and I firmly believe the Labour Group on Wigan Council should suspend her immediately until the matter is investigated, as what she has put in writing - and I have been supplied proof - is very worrying and dangerous.

On the matter of the bridge Wigan Council need to look at the issue at Bradley Bridge as a priority and resolve the matter so local residents and road users are not put at risk, we really need to resolve the matter before there is any serious accident there.