Vehicle Activated Speed Signs are due to be installed early next year at the A52 junction at Bottesford, following a campaign led by Alicia Kearns MP.
Alicia Kearns, Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton said:
“I am very pleased to have secured Vehicle Activated Signs for this treacherous junction – a promising step forwards as I continue to campaign for further urgent safety upgrades here.
“Some rural junctions and roads are inherently dangerous, and the A52 junction at Bottesford is no exception. While the installation of these signs is progress, I know it is not enough.
“I am calling for National Highways to commit to planning for a full redesign of this dangerous junction. I will continue to do everything I can to lobby the Department for Transport and the Treasury to secure the funding needed to make this a reality.”
As part of Alicia’s campaign to secure further safety upgrades at this junction, last year Alicia brought members of Highways England to meet with Bottesford Parish Council and the Road Safety Advisory Group, where Highways promised to look into a full junction redesign.
Earlier this year, during a Westminster Hall debate on improving driver safety, Alicia raised the need for safety improvements to the A52 junction at Bottesford.
In February, Alicia invited Highways England to Parliament to discuss the safety upgrades needed to the A52 at Bottesford, as well as her long-term goal to change the models by which Highways England decides which junctions to prioritise for safety upgrades.
