Peterborough city centre bollard work to last for another month
Major works to install bollards on Bridge Street and Long Causeway in Peterborough city centre will last for another month, the council has said.
The works have been ongoing for months now – The Peterborough Telegraph reported in May that they had hit a snag – and have made it difficult for people to pass by them, especially those in wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
The bollards are designed to prevent unauthorised vehicles getting into Cathedral Square, and therefore keeping visitors safe.
The barriers will be retractable to allow authorised vehicles to pass but then returned up to traffic from gaining access to the area for any other reason.
But now it has been confirmed the works are scheduled to finish at the end of August.
Councillor Angus Ellis, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: "Works to install the bollards are progressing and we expect the installation to be complete by the end of August.
"We are currently working with utility companies who are lowering cabling and pipes in the area to allow for the installation of the bollards."
Work to install the bollards at St John’s Square has now been concluded.
When the works were first announced, cllr Ellis said: “The bollards will help enhance pedestrian accessibility and safety and will be accompanied by a revised traffic regulation order that continues to prevent access to non-authorised vehicles and limit delivery and goods vehicles to specific times; exemptions will be applicable to specified vehicles.”
The bollards on Long Causeway were first installed in May 2009, after an incident in January 2008 when a driver ploughed into pedestrians in Long Causeway.