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Long Grass impeding driver visibility with increased pedestrians crossing
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The Oxfordshire County Council School Street initiative is underway. Many more families are walking from the Thornhill Park And Ride , through the subway, across Merewood Ave and then down Terret Ave.
The long grass is reducing driver visibility, which is an increased risk to families. This junction should be mown more frequently anyway, because it is a busy, traffic lighted corner. The added number of pedestrians are another reason to keep this corner mown, and to ensure people can access the subway, bench and noticeboard provided for them. Please can this be cut back? Thank you
Council ref: ENQ241008993
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Hi, I have attached photos of the entrance to Terrett Ave, and the entrance to Merewood Ave - bench and public notices area next to the subway.
The pathway and crossing leading to and from the school is currently not good for visibility , as well as being unsightly. It is important that both side of the junction are cut regularly to maintain the visibility for the safety of ALL path users, not just twice a year.
Please can it be on the regular mow list to keep it under control, to improve the safety of all the pedestrians being encouraged to walk across the area from Thornhill Park and Ride? Thank you
Hope this helps.
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Thank you for your enquiry. Oxfordshire County Council, as the Highway Authority, is ultimately responsible for the maintenance of grass verges alongside the carriageway network throughout Oxfordshire (excluding motorways and trunk roads). Under our new approach, all roadside verges in both rural and urban areas are cut once a year. If necessary, we will trim areas that impede driver visibility more regularly. For more details, you can refer to our Highway Verge and Vegetation Management policy at https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ sites/ default/ files/ file/ roads-and-transport-major-projects/ grasscuttingpolicy.pdf .
This has been cut this cut.
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