Gillingham residents, with support of their local councillors, have submitted a petition at the last Full Council meeting of Medway Council calling upon local authorities to do more to ensure public safety on Gillingham Road.

This is related to the dangers to the public that are posed by the frequent dangerous driving and speeding that occur close to the level-crossing.

Louwella Prenter, the Lead Petitioner and Medway Labour and Co-operative Group Candidate for Gillingham South in 2023 said:

“Having spoken to local residents, it is clear that they are very concerned with the speed of traffic on Gillingham Road. We hope a suitable solution can be found and implemented by Medway Council.“

In support of the petition, Gillingham South’s current Labour councillors Naushabah Khan, Clive Johnson and Dan McDonald added:

“We are keen to support this petition which addresses a serious issue along Gillingham Road. The road is dangerous for pedestrians, with cars speeding towards the level crossing and no easy place for people to cross.

“We will be pursuing this matter further within the council, to ensure a sensible resolution is found.”

Notes

Footage of last week’s Full Council meeting can be found at the following link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHTdCDuVVvg. The submission of the petition starts at 26:22.