Traffic lights near Watford Junction, which were turned off more than a year ago, look set to be scrapped for good.
The lights at the junction of Station Road and Woodford Road were installed in October 2003, but were switched off and bagged last year after causing massive traffic jams.
Hertfordshire County councillor Stephen Giles-Medhurst said: “It is quite clear to all of us who live in the area that it is much easier without the traffic lights on.
“The only reason the lights would be re-activated is if there was a vast increase in the number of pedestrian acidents on the site.”
A recent report to the Watford Joint Highways Panel revealed the number of accidents in the area was no higher than when the lights were operating.
[From the Watford Observer of July 29, 2005]
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