A consultation has been launched to decide whether a one-way system introduced in Bingham to aid social distancing should be made permanent.
Councillors have opened the consultation after receiving calls from the public to keep the one-way system in place as a permanent measure to alleviate traffic in the town.
The consultation, launched in conjunction with highways officers from Nottinghamshire County Council, will assess public support for the move.
It is likely to begin in September and could run until Spring next year, during which time views will be sought from a number of parties including Bingham Town Council, and local police.
Read more:
The one-way system was first introduced in June last year, and was described as a measure to “assist with social distancing requirements arising from coronavirus”, and to “reduce conflict between pedestrians and vehicles sharing carriageway space”, according to a notice issued at the time.
Since then vehicles passing through Market Place in the town have been required to travel in a clockwise direction from Market Street to Station Street, and from Station Street to Church Street.
The consultation has been led by the two councillors representing Bingham on Nottinghamshire County Council, Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan and Councillor Neil Clarke.
Councillor Purdue-Horan, Conservative councillor for Bingham East, said: "I very much welcome the proposed public consultation to give people the opportunity to confirm if there is widespread community support or to identify any issues the one-way scheme has created.
“What I have learned so far during the temporary one-way arrangement, is little changes can have significant consequences on traffic flow and pedestrians. So permanent decisions are taken with very careful consideration. "
To sign up for the Nottinghamshire Live newsletter click here
