Petersfield’s new representatives on Hampshire County Council have stressed their commitment to improving safety on the town’s most notorious road.

Many people involved in the Pulens Lane Against Speeding campaign were sad to see Cllr Rob Mocatta lose his Petersfield Butser seat given his push to make safety improvements, especially at the Durford crossroads.

But his replacement, Cllr David Podger, insists the change wont affect the bid to make changes at the “deadly” junction with a D-Day meeting taking place next month.

“Firstly, I want to thank Rob for his work on behalf of Petersfield Butser over the last ten years,” said the Liberal Democrat in a letter to the Post.

“I want to assure residents that I will continue to pursue the work on the Pulens Lane and Durford Road crossroads as my highest priority.”

The response followed our front page story about the election results, in which we urged both Cllr Podger, and new Petersfield Hangers councillor, Nick Drew, to see through long-awaited changes to the junction.

And while the Durford crossroads isn’t part of Cllr Drew’s patch, London Road and the northern section of Pulens Lane is, so he’ll be pushing for changes.

“I think we should be using lessons learned from Steep where they’ve got Speed Indication Devices, village gateways, dragons teeth and we’ve got a really active Speedwatch team,” said Cllr Drew.

“The real incentive is the data collected because the more data you get, the more chances you have of patrols.

“I also think we need to be looking at more than one item like a camera or a sleeping policeman, because chances are you’ll get to it and increase your speed after that.

“It’s not just about doing the work at the crossing but having a number of traffic calming measures along the whole of that road.”