Over 700 people have now signed a petition that is pushing for Highways England to make a section of the A40 in Herefordshire safer.
The petition, launched by Hayley Boyd, is aimed at making the A40 between Ross-On-Wye and Monmouth, in particular between the slip road for Symonds Yat West and the slip road in Ganarew safer.
Hayley, who’s brother died on this section of road, said:
“This dual carriageway from Ross-On-Wye to Monmouth but more in particular the section between the slip road for the Symonds Yat West and the slip road back onto the dual carriage way at Ganarew is extremely dark and very fast moving. Back in 2018 I lost my brother in a road traffic accident by Daff-Y-Nant Service Station in a road traffic accident and for the last two years I have sat not knowing what to do to attempt to make things safer for everyone and this is what I have come to.Â
“To give you an idea, the night of losing my brother over 500 cars went past before someone saw his bright red bike and called the police. I cannot stress enough that this even happened on a regular Thursday night, it wasn’t even a busy Friday night.
“I am asking you all, please spare 5 minutes to sign this petition to raise awareness of how fast and dangerous this section of the dual carriageway really is and help me gain the awareness and support needed to try and make this area safer. This will then get passed onto those who I hope will put together an action plan in which they will conclude how to make the road safer. Thank you.”
If you support Hayley’s request, you can sign the petition by visiting – Petition · Highways England: To Make The A40 Between Ross-On-Wye to Monmouth Safer! · Change.org
