A petition has been set up calling upon the Welsh Government to implement safety measures at the A477 Red Roses junction to reduce accidents and stop any fatalities.
The A477 from St Clears west into Pembrokeshire is a busy route used by local residents, holiday traffic, ferry traffic and deliveries throughout West Wales, but concerns have been raised for many years about the fact that the Red Roses junction is a 90 degree turn at the bottom of a hill with no slip road.
“You can take it at no more than 20mph, with trunk road traffic behind you travelling downhill at often 70mph, and no way to move off the main A477. It is frightening,” said Victoria Mitchell of Eglwyscummin Community Council, which encompasses the village of Red Roses,
“We ask the Welsh Government to make this a safe junction before lives are lost.
“Ever since the junction was opened in 2014 local residents have been campaigning to have this junction improved. The signpost has been hit many times. Vehicles have gone through crash barriers and ended up in the nearby ditch.
“There have been multiple collisions reported to the police and many many more near misses we know about.
“Welsh Government’s own December 2021 monitoring stated 57% of vehicles were exceeding the speed limit,” she continued.
“We consider that the junction needs good lighting – it has no lighting at all currently - and proper speed reduction measures at the junction approach.
“Really it also needs a slip road so that vehicles can reduce speed safely off the main carriageway.
“Please support our petition to improve the safety of this stretch of road.”
Members of the Eglwyscummin Community Council and residents of Red Roses recently held a road-side meeting with local politicians Samuel Kurtz (Conservative Member of the Senedd for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire), Cefin Campbell (Plaid Cymru's Member of the Senedd for Mid & West Wales), and Plaid Cymru MP for Caerfyrddin, Ann Davies on Friday, to highlight the ‘unsafe’ junction.
The community hope that continued pressured on Welsh Government will deliver the additional safety modifications needed to reduce the number of incidents happening at the junction.
Mr Kurtz recently led a successful campaign to change the road layout of the notorious A477 Nash Fingerpost junction following several serious accidents, which is already seen to be of real benefit to the local community.
Traffic lights have now been installed on what was labelled a ‘treacherous’ junction on the road between Milton and Pembroke Dock.
Speaking on the petition, which is now live at: https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/246512? Mr Kurtz commented: “My work to improve road safety along the A477 continues, so if you have a few minutes, please sign it. It could make all the difference.
“Sadly, it’s a typical case of the junction meeting all the criteria on paper, but in practice, it's dangerous and needs addressing.”
The A477 from St Clears west into Pembrokeshire is a busy route used by local residents, holiday traffic, ferry traffic and deliveries throughout West Wales, but concerns have been raised for many years about the fact that the Red Roses junction is a 90 degree turn at the bottom of a hill with no slip road.
“You can take it at no more than 20mph, with trunk road traffic behind you travelling downhill at often 70mph, and no way to move off the main A477. It is frightening,” said Victoria Mitchell of Eglwyscummin Community Council, which encompasses the village of Red Roses,
“We ask the Welsh Government to make this a safe junction before lives are lost.
“Ever since the junction was opened in 2014 local residents have been campaigning to have this junction improved. The signpost has been hit many times. Vehicles have gone through crash barriers and ended up in the nearby ditch.
“There have been multiple collisions reported to the police and many many more near misses we know about.
“Welsh Government’s own December 2021 monitoring stated 57% of vehicles were exceeding the speed limit,” she continued.
“We consider that the junction needs good lighting – it has no lighting at all currently - and proper speed reduction measures at the junction approach.
“Really it also needs a slip road so that vehicles can reduce speed safely off the main carriageway.
“Please support our petition to improve the safety of this stretch of road.”
Members of the Eglwyscummin Community Council and residents of Red Roses recently held a road-side meeting with local politicians Samuel Kurtz (Conservative Member of the Senedd for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire), Cefin Campbell (Plaid Cymru's Member of the Senedd for Mid & West Wales), and Plaid Cymru MP for Caerfyrddin, Ann Davies on Friday, to highlight the ‘unsafe’ junction.
The community hope that continued pressured on Welsh Government will deliver the additional safety modifications needed to reduce the number of incidents happening at the junction.
Mr Kurtz recently led a successful campaign to change the road layout of the notorious A477 Nash Fingerpost junction following several serious accidents, which is already seen to be of real benefit to the local community.
Traffic lights have now been installed on what was labelled a ‘treacherous’ junction on the road between Milton and Pembroke Dock.
Speaking on the petition, which is now live at: https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/246512? Mr Kurtz commented: “My work to improve road safety along the A477 continues, so if you have a few minutes, please sign it. It could make all the difference.
“Sadly, it’s a typical case of the junction meeting all the criteria on paper, but in practice, it's dangerous and needs addressing.”
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