A Chorleywood councillor is demanding changes to a newly installed bus stop.
Chorleywood South and Maple Cross Lib Dem councillor Harry Davies says the Downings Wood Terminus bus stop is the “wrong way” round, facing the houses instead of the road.
Cllr Davies claims that passengers have to use the grass verge on either side of the bus shelter to get on and off the bus rather than the tarmac footway by the shelter, as it is on a bend that blocks traffic.
He is backed by residents and regular bus users Mrs Woodbridge and Mrs Shanahann, who claim that the shelter means they cannot see the bus approaching and the driver cannot see them.
Cllr Davies says he complained to the council but no changes have been made. As well as rebuilding the shelter, he has also asked that the graffiti be cleaned and an information screen be installed.
Speaking to CHORLEYWOODnews, cllr Davies said: “Why on earth did they think installing it this way round so you cannot see the bus was right?”
A spokesperson from Three Rivers District Council said: “The district council-owned shelter was installed in April 2023 to replace an old existing one that had fallen into a poor state of repair, which was sited in the same position.
“The side panels of the shelter are glazed to enable bus users to see when buses are arriving as well as a tarmac area to the side of the shelter for getting on and off the bus. The council will get the shelter cleaned of graffiti and speak to Hertfordshire County Council regarding a real-time information screen.”
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