New toucan crossing opened in busy Hemel Hempstead business district
A new toucan crossing has been opened at a business district in Hemel Hempstead.
A new signal-controlled toucan crossing has opened at Jarman Park. Hertfordshire County Council revealed the new crossing was introduced to make it safer for people to walk, wheel, and cycle across the busy Jarman Way road. Previously the crossing at the site was uncontrolled.
Hertfordshire County Council says the crossing opening forms part of a larger plan to strengthen links between local shops, leisure facilities and surrounding neighbourhoods in the area.
Other works included in the completed project were upgrading the existing signal-controlled crossing at Bennetts End Road to a toucan crossing. The council also authorised the connecting footway being widened to become a shared-use path for people walking, wheeling and cycling across.
Children from Lime Walk Primary School joined Cllr Adrian England to open the new crossing on Friday.
The Jarman Park scheme was delivered in two phases, with an earlier phase completed in 2024 providing a crossing over the A414 St Albans Road, the county council revealed. The council secured money for the project via a Government funding scheme.
Councillor England said: “A scheme like this encourages people to choose active travel for short journeys and, by switching those trips, it creates more room on the road for people who really need to use their car. It supports our ambition to create safer, more inclusive and better-connected communities across Hertfordshire.”
More details on the travel scheme can be found on the authority’s website here.