00:00And I'm very, very fearful that there will be another accident.
00:03Cars speeding by on Royal Engineers Road.
00:07While pedestrians wanting to cross the road have no choice but to make a run for it.
00:16This Maidstone roundabout got the green light for a safer crossing after a tragic accident last year.
00:23But once the old crossing was removed, things seemed to have got stuck in traffic.
00:28The elderly man was trying to get to this side of the road when he was hit by a car.
00:34And it's quite a busy road. It's a 40 mile an hour speed limit on both sides of the roundabout.
00:38And this stretch is particularly difficult to navigate without any crossing at all in place.
00:43It took me about five minutes for me to be able to make my way across just to be able
00:47to film this.
00:48But one councillor in particular is fearful something like this might happen again.
00:55In August, the old crossings, two out of the three places, were removed.
00:59So this was good. The upgrade was finally happening.
01:02However, since then, the new crossings have not been installed.
01:06And we are left in the ridiculous situation where a safety upgrade has actually resulted in the area becoming much
01:13more dangerous to cross.
01:14Because instead of three crossings, we now only have one.
01:17And I've seen with my own eyes people crossing the road, still using where the crossings should be, but without
01:24any crossings at the moment.
01:25Which is very dangerous, especially now. Nights are drawing in. It's getting darker.
01:28There is another way across.
01:31A parallel pelican crossing on the other side of the roundabout.
01:35But residents still fear for their safety.
01:38It's dreadful. Having to go round all the cars, they don't watch out for you. It's a nightmare. I wish
01:44it was done.
01:47It's not good enough for the poor old people in this area.
01:51I mean, I take a risk. I can run, luckily, but not everybody can run.
01:55And I had to run to get across now and before I've had to as well.
01:59Developer Redrow was supposed to have completed this project on the 6th November.
02:04And they apologised, explaining that some signage has been displaced by bad weather.
02:10Kent County Council is working closely with the developer and contractor to ensure the crossing is restored as quickly as
02:17possible, once it has been deemed safe.
02:20And while traffic might continue to disrupt pedestrians trying to cross, there seems to be no sign of progress entering
02:27the fast lane.
02:29Megan Shaw in Maidstone.
