Residents of Yate and Pickup Bank has been plagued by Heavy Goods Vehicles using Long Hey Lane. This road, leading to Hoddlesden, is frequently being used by HGVs following their satellite navigation systems trying to avoid the weight restriction on the Grane Road.
After a long campaign headed by Yvonne Booth (Chair of Yate and Pick up Bank Parish Council), with the support of Local Conservative Councillor Julie Slater and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Jake Berry, new warning signs for HGVs have now been erected at the turning off the Grane Road and in Hoddlesden, and road improvements have been started.
Councillor Slater commented “Jake and I have been working on this since last year and arranged the meetings with Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen’s Highways Department. It is too early to say what impact the signs and road improvements will have. We are continuing to monitor the situation and I will ensure that any further measures which may be required to improve the lane are implemented.”
Jake Berry commented “It has taken some time to get the new signs, drain clearance and road works agreed. Yvonne and I even went out with the contractors and marked the pot holes with white paint.”
Cllr Julie Slater further commented “I have had a close relationship with the Parish Council since being elected. This is a real victory and shows what happens when local people work together”
After a long campaign headed by Yvonne Booth (Chair of Yate and Pick up Bank Parish Council), with the support of Local Conservative Councillor Julie Slater and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Jake Berry, new warning signs for HGVs have now been erected at the turning off the Grane Road and in Hoddlesden, and road improvements have been started.
Councillor Slater commented “Jake and I have been working on this since last year and arranged the meetings with Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen’s Highways Department. It is too early to say what impact the signs and road improvements will have. We are continuing to monitor the situation and I will ensure that any further measures which may be required to improve the lane are implemented.”
Jake Berry commented “It has taken some time to get the new signs, drain clearance and road works agreed. Yvonne and I even went out with the contractors and marked the pot holes with white paint.”
Cllr Julie Slater further commented “I have had a close relationship with the Parish Council since being elected. This is a real victory and shows what happens when local people work together”
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