ANGER has been expressed that signs on the A64 warning motorists about pedestrians have still not been installed a year after four fatalities.

Julie Gough, and her partner, Dave Tinker, died last May while crossing the 60mph road near Crambeck, where they lived.

Charles McLaughlin and wife Judith, 58, were killed on June 23 while also crossing the A64 to Jamie’s Cragg holiday park where they were living.

At their inquest in January, coroner Michael Oakley called for safety measures on the section of road between Welburn and Crambeck, saying pedestrians had to “take their lives into their own hands” when crossing.

Sarah Lyon, who lives in Welburn, said it was an absolute disgrace that there were still no signs to warn motorists on the A64 about pedestrians crossing at Welburn and Crambeck.

“Goodness knows how much money has been spent on road improvements just a mile down the road at Barton Hill. It is a slur on the memory of those who have died at Welburn and Crambeck that nobody has been bothered to pop along and put so much as a warning sign up,” she said.

“My daughter crosses the road here to catch her bus into college in York. As I will continue to say for as long as it takes, if it was a child of any of our county councillors, police or Highways executives trying to cross here action would have been taken immediately. They should all hang their heads in shame.”

Carol Sollitt, of the A64 Road Safety Action Group, which was set up last July to press for improvements to be made to safeguard road users, said she was also disappointed that no progress had been made.

“Sadly we have heard nothing regarding signage, I hope our MP Kevin Hollinrake can bring some pressure to bear,” she said. “It is a disgrace that something so relatively simple should not have been done.”

Mr Hollinrake said he understood the concerns about safety for pedestrians crossing the A64, particularly for young people catching the bus to school or college. “I have been working with the police and Highways England on short, medium and long-term solutions, some of which inevitably take longer than we might have wished.

“It is, of course, important that we make sure all measures do not result in unintended consequences which make matters worse, so detailed studies are required,” he said.

“We have helped to make sure that there is an increased police safety camera presence on that stretch of the A64 to slow drivers down, especially around Welburn and Crambeck junctions. Furthermore, Highways England is undertaking a detailed survey of the A64 at the point where four people were tragically killed last year. It is looking at all options which could include pedestrian refuges, improved lighting, signage and average speed cameras.

“This will be followed by a public consultation so local people can have their say. I would expect that these improvements to start in 2019 and will do everything I can to make sure appropriate improvements are delivered as soon as possible.”