Four Deaths Lead To ￡300,000 Scheme On Fosse
Stark crash statistics signs and movie posters will be placed at the roadside and 'maintenance issues' addressed. Other moves will include coloured surfacing and vehicle-activated speed warnings.
Speed cameras are also likely.
The stretch of the B4455 through the district has been the site of four fatal accidents since January.
Jo Edwards, a senior safety engineer with Warwickshire County Council, said: "As a result of a crash analysis exercise, recommendations include addressing maintenance issues such as cats' eyes and improved signage and lining.
"Bends will be treated with additional warning signs and a number of other improvements are being considered."
Colleague Chris Fossey added: "Many road users are unaware of the tragic history here and we will be trialling a new initiative to raise awareness of the dangers on this road through roadside posters and publicity."
Among this year's toll, "bright star" Lauren Wiltshire, from Stockton, was killed when the car she was driving collided with another vehicle near the Snowford Hill junction on January 11. The crash also left a 29-year-old man with serious head injuries.
Zena Stuart, mother of the popular Binswood sixth form student, said then: "My daughter travelled back and forth from Stockton to Leamington between four and six times a day and was very aware of how dangerous the junctions with the Fosse Way are.
"If there was a light-up sign, speed reduction or something similar maybe the driver travelling along the Fosse and Lauren wouldn't have crashed and I would still have my lovely daughter here."
The council confirmed her comments had been taken on board as part of its investigation into the road.
In February, a 32-year-old cyclist died in a collision with an Audi A6 - and Warwick biker Jason Tebaldi, 29, was also killed in an accident.
Last month 20-year-old Stefan Raymond Pacitti was died when his Alfa Romeo hit a tree near Compton Verney.
And little over a week ago, three men in their 40s were taken to hospital following a crash near Offchurch, one with "significant" neck and back injuries.
May 02, 2008
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