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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sage Swinton

Islington intersection works brought forward, but calls for interim safety

The Chinchen and Clyde street intersection. Picture by Marina Neil

City of Newcastle plans to bring forward installation of traffic lights approved at a crash-prone Islington intersection, but advocates want immediate safety measures in the mean-time.

The Herald reported on Saturday that local father Tristram Baumber, whose son was hit by a car at the intersection of Chinchen and Clyde streets, was outraged that traffic signals approved for the busy junction almost four years ago still hadn't been installed.

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