Plan for the puffin crossing was hatched four years ago, with still nothing done
A long running saga surrounding the creation of a road crossing beside Cherryvale Playing Fields in South Belfast is coming to an end.
It has been over three years since Belfast councillors started the ball rolling for the creation of a new Knockbreda Road puffin crossing, which was in part agreed upon as a means to facilitate the reopening of an old gate at Cherryvale Playing Fields. SDLP Councillor for Lisnasharragh Séamas de Faoite said: “I have been in contact with the Department for Infrastructure last week and this week, and my understanding is that the crossing on the Knockbreda Road has been put on the scheduled works list, and will hopefully go ahead within this financial year.
He added: “The flip side to that is the Ravenhill Road public information event that DfI held on the proposed cycle infrastructure, where councillors engaged to get as many people as possible to turn out. DfI were actually delighted because we used our connections within the community to make sure people were involved in that.
The saga involved controversy over the reopening of the gate into the playing fields, with a tussle between the council and residents over antisocial behaviour. The gate was originally closed over problems with antisocial behaviour. In that year a public consultation by the council was held which saw nearly 90 percent of respondents agree to the measure. However, another consultation among those living closest to the gate found that 60 percent were against reopening the gate while 40 percent were in favour, with the main concern being an increase in antisocial behaviour.
SDLP Ravenhill South Belfast Stormont Department For Infrastructure
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