'Dangerous' roundabout at Seamer to be replaced by traffic lights

Traffic lights are to replace a Scarborough roundabout in a bid to reduce the number of crashes.
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Work will begin on Monday at the mini-roundabout at the Stoney Haggs Road/Scarborough Road/Pasture Lane junction in Seamer.

County councillor Don Mackenzie, the county council's executive member for Access, said: “The current mini-roundabout has seen a high number of collisions in recent years, often as a result of drivers failing to give way.

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"By replacing the roundabout with traffic signals, the conflict at the crossroads will be removed, making the junction safer for motorists.

The junction is to be controlled by traffic lights.The junction is to be controlled by traffic lights.
The junction is to be controlled by traffic lights.

"The improvements will also greatly improve the safety for pedestrians, as pedestrian crossings will be incorporated into the signals.

“Other options were considered by our highways team, but traffic lights are thought to be the safest solution and the least disruptive, given the large array of utilities services underground in the area.”

Depending on the weather, the work is expected to last for six weeks.

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County Councillor David Jeffels, the Seamer area member, has been a long-standing campaigner for improvements at the crossroads.

He said: “It has been the scene of several accidents both before the roundabout was built and since, because it was generally felt in the light of experience, that the roundabout was too small.

"With the extensive housing developments which have taken place, and the resultant increase in traffic, the provision of traffic lights will be a welcome improvement, especially for road safety both for motorists and pedestrians.”

Work will take place mainly between 7am and 5.30pm on weekdays only., the county has said.

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However, carriageway resurfacing will be undertaken during the final week of the scheme over four nights between 7pm and 2am.

A diversion will be in place while the resurfacing takes place.

Temporary four-way lights will be in use while these improvements are made and, wherever possible, these temporary lights will be removed at weekends.