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A BUSY school route is set to be given £25K for a crossing to make the journey to school safer for children in Abingdon. During the consultation on the resurfacing of Northcourt Road last year, people in the area asked for further improvements for cyclists and school children. However, at the time the road was resurfaced these problems were not addressed. Many Abingdon councillors saw this as a missed opportunity and have since been calling for a controlled pedestrian crossing outside Dunmore Primary school and a 20mph limit. Councillors hope the traffic calming measures and a crossing will make it safer for children and young people to walk and cycle to Dunmore, Fitzharry s, John Mason Schools as well as Abingdon College. ....