Town council applies for Great Western Railway funding for pedestrian signage in Thatcham
Thatcham Town Council has applied for Great Western Railway funding for pedestrian signage.
The waymarking signs are for commuters who are making their way from Thatcham train station to the town centre – which the council called a ‘usual route’.
The town council said the route is confusing to follow and signs are needed to make people comfortable walking from the train station to the town centre.
This is a part of Great Western Railway’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund initiative.
The estimated total cost is £6,000, with £3,500 for the signs and £2,500 for installation costs – this is subject to a quotation from a highways contractor.
West Berkshire Council has agreed in principle to the signage project, but it will need to undertake a detailed survey to confirm the suitability of the proposed posts and lighting columns.
It will also seek to confirm that the signage will not cause confusion to drivers.
To minimise street clutter, the project will use existing lighting columns and sign posts for arrows.
These will be 'finger' pointers where the route has a change of direction that is not obvious, and elsewhere the route will be marked with stickers.
The first ‘pointer’ will be at the railway station along with an information post.
The whole of the route already has adequate street lighting.
If funding is allocated, the project will take around two months to complete.