Echo readers give their view on Schools Street scheme | Braintree and Witham Times
West Leigh Infants has become the latest school in Southend to stop motorists driving down nearby roads at the start and end of the day. It forms part of a Schools Street scheme which is aimed at making roads around schools both safer and healthier. The scheme is being funded through the Department for Transport (DfT) Emergency Active Travel Funding and has also been adopted by Greenways School and Leigh North Street. It essentially sees roads near to the schools shut to all traffic except residents and school staff at drop off and pick up times. Southend Council trained school staf...
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