A senior Bradford Council highways officer has been shown around road problem spots in Addingham.

Parish councillors Dawn Brady and Gordon Campbell recently took highways engineer Bruce Andrews around problem areas on village roads.

The two parish councillors have been doing their own traffic and highways survey in the village, in answer to concerns raised by residents about speeding and other problems.

Mr Andrews proposed proper ‘give way’ markings at the entrance of Park Crescent, said Coun Brady.

Parish councillors looked into the junction of Park Crescent, Church Street and Main Street, over concerns that vehicle cut across chevron markings on the road, posing a risk for drivers coming out of Park Crescent.

Coun Brady said that while the councillors and Mr Andrews were looking at the junction, they saw two cars go over the chevrons, which were put down to help drivers turning out of Park Crescent.

Coun Campbell said: “It’s people who live in the village who do it, people who don’t know the area go around it.”

Mr Andrews was also shown the entrance to Addingham Medical Centre, off Main Street. Moving a lamp post and widening the entrance to accommodate two cars was suggested, as well as double yellow lines on either side of the entrance.

He was also shown Moor Park Drive and Moor Lane, where there have been calls for speed bumps or a chicane to stop drivers speeding.

Coun Brady said Mr Andrews did not think there was a great problem with Moor Park Drive, as the narrow road forced vehicles to slow down.

The councillors took Mr Andrews to see a container which has been standing for a long period of time on another residential street, showed him parking on Main Street and visited Bolton Road.

Residents of Bolton Road attended an annual meeting held by the parish council last year, to call for speed calming on the road, and protest at Bradford Council plans to restrict a nearby public car park to four hours maximum waiting.