A proposed 20mph zone in a Somerset village has been criticised by a local councillor, who said it does not cover the most dangerous stretches of road.
Plans to introduce the lower speed limit in Hutton, just outside Weston-super-Mare, were consulted on back in October.
The 20mph zone would cover residential roads within the village and much of the main road as it goes through the village.
But Terry Porter, who represents the village on North Somerset Council, said he had been arguing for this for five years but the plan doesn’t go far enough.
Speaking at a full meeting of North Somerset Council on January 10, he said: “We’ve actually got two really dangerous points at either end of the village. One where it is the only way into Weston.
“You come through a high wall on land that is owned by North Somerset. It’s on a bend, it’s narrow, you can’t get two cars past, there’s no footpath, and that’s the only way to walk into Weston.
“And the other way, which is a real priority, is when you go up the hill in Hutton, you get to a blind bend at the top of the hill where three roads meet.”
He claimed 88 village locals attended the consultation event and supported including these stretches of road in the new speed limit.
But in the consultation report, council officers said that extending the scheme did not meet the criteria set by North Somerset Council’s executive and that these roads should remain 30mph.
Mr Porter said: “I can’t support that we end up putting a 20mph scheme through the village and we’ve ignored the two most dangerous parts, where everyone in the village would tell you that’s where the danger is.”
He asked Steve Hogg, the council’s executive member for transport, if the criteria could be amended to make extending the 20mph limit possible.
Mr Hogg said: “I am quite passionate about 20mph schemes. I managed to get one into Wrington. It took seven years for that scheme to be delivered so you are doing better than I did.”
The two councillors will meet with council officers and Hutton Parish Council to work on the issue.
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