Funding bid to help Kiera’s cause
A bid for funding to help improve pedestrian safety around Bridgend College has been submitted by Bridgend County Borough Council.
If BCBC’s application to Welsh Government via SEWTA (South East Wales Transport Alliance) is successful it will release £100k to spend on a red light camera, an additional pedestrian crossing and a proposed footpath widening scheme.
The move has been welcomed by safety campaigner Kiera Phillips from Brackla who broke her neck and lower back in a hit and run outside the college on 1 December last year.
She was hit while using the Cowbridge Road pedestrian crossing near the entrance of Bridgend College’s main campus.
BCBC Deputy Leader Councillor David Sage hopes that if the funding is successful it will help prevent further accidents and injuries.
He said: “As a council we have looked into the accident rate in this area and can see that there have been a relatively high number of pedestrian accidents. These include the shocking case of Kiera Phillips where a car jumped a red light and then drove away leaving her terribly injured.
“We are delighted that Kiera is now making such a good recovery. We also really admire the way she has campaigned on this issue which is why we are so pleased to tell her this positive news about the funding application.”
Councillor Sage added: “If we are successful we will work closely with our partners in South Wales Police to make the area a safer place for students and other pedestrians.”
Kiera, who is 18, said: ““I’m extremely happy about this I can't begin to describe it, I’m just glad something is going to be done about it.”
- Last Updated: 01/12/2011
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