Debate around road safety at the Cart and Horses junction in Kings Worthy has flared up again following a spat of traffic accidents, including one in which someone lost their life.
Local MP, Steve Brine, has met with the Hampshire County Council Cabinet Member in charge of roads, Cllr Nick Adams-King, at the junction for crunch talks over the future of the junction and road safety measures.
The meeting talked through local concerns and discussed potential short and long term actions in what Mr Brine called " a very productive and positive meeting".
Steve continued; "The meeting was useful and it’s good to hear they [Hampshire County Council] are taking our concerns seriously. Why wouldn’t they?
We have to wait for the Police report on October’s awful fatal accident before putting out solutions into public arena and keep campaigning for a safe junction. I haven’t changed my view, formed when I became our MP, that only a fundamental layout change will bring that about. What I know for absolute sure is partisan activity on the subject will result in the very opposite of what we want and slow progress right back to near glacial speeds."
