New flashing lights for Llanelli school crossing

A new school time activated flashing lights pedestrian crossing outside Pentip School, Pembrey Road, Llanelli, is the first of its kind in Wales.

The sign has flashing lights and warning signs urging drivers to cut their speed outside the school to 20mph since the new school term started on Tuesday, September 4.
With more than 12,000 traffic movements daily the A484 road is one of the busiest roads of its classification anywhere in the country.
The Community Safety Partnership and Road Safety Action Group identified the crossing as the best means of slowing traffic down outside the school after lobbying from school governors and local members.
County executive board member for transport services Cllr Colin Evans said:
”This innovative solution to local concerns shows how hard we work with partners to force through resolutions for community concerns.
“The new signage will be an in your face warning to approaching motorists of the school where there will also be a school’s crossing patrol officer.
“The signs will flash 20mph warnings on the tidal system of times in to school from 8 to 9.30am and out of school 2.30 to 4pm.
“When there is no to-ing and fro-ing to the school traffic flows will be unrestricted by reverting to 30mph.
County parking and traffic manager John McEvoy said “A raised platform or speed bumps were rejected because of the volume of traffic and congestion on the main route from the west into Llanelli out of school hours.
A bid was made to the Welsh Assembly by Carmarthenshire Council transport chiefs to incorporate the new safety measures.
The county council has received funding from the Welsh Government for additional road safety engineering measurers to be provided from Sandy Road to Pwll in 2012-13.