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SDLP MLA BURNS: WELCOMES CRUMLIN TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES
 

SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has welcomed the completion of the traffic calming scheme in Crumlin, saying residents would ‘be very happy’ to see the new speed ramps and road markings. He also said he hoped these measures would see the end of ‘boy-racers tearing along Main Street’. 

He said, “I am delighted to see the completion of these works. The new speed ramps will make a real difference to road safety in town. The increasing number of people living in Crumlin has obviously resulted in a lot more traffic on Main Street, particularly at peak times, and this had to be addressed.

“In the morning and early evening we have a lot of pedestrians in the area, particularly schoolchildren, and their safety is paramount. These new measures should make the area around Main Street a lot more pedestrian friendly.”

The SDLP representative also commented that the speed bumps were now required because of the reckless behaviour of some individuals who were driving dangerously in the village at night.

“Anti-social behaviour has been on the increase in Crumlin and it has definitely been affecting the quality of life of local people. I am have been working very hard to resolve these problems at Council and in the Assembly and I think the acquisition of these traffic calming measures is a good result.

“The new sleeping policemen should help control the ‘boy racers’ of Crumlin who seem to think they have free reign to speed along Main Street at night when there are few police around.”

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