Someone will be killed if road safety measure are not put in place outside Rye Care Centre warns a local resident.
Planning conditions for a new medical centre, on the site, say safety measures, including a pedestrian crossing, should have been in place before it opened, last October.
So far nothing has been done and there is growing concern over risk to pede
strians.
A local woman was killed close to the centre a few years back when a van mounted the pavement.
Protestors who were against the GP's surgery moving from the town centre to the Care Centre site have long argued that pedestrian safety is an issue.
Concerns have also been raised by Rye Council for Voluntary Services and by Rye councillors.
Christine Ward lives close to the centre, at Rye Hill and is partially sighted.
She said: "Action needs to be take before someone is killed or seriously injured.
"It is very dangerous, not only for me but for those who are vulnerable or elderly, when attempting to enter the new surgery, or hospital, on foot, as not only do you have to contend with fast traffic coming up behind from Rye Hill, but also from the opposite side of the road, from Iden.
"There is also traffic coming out of the surgery, the ARRCC centre and the sheltered housing.
"The entrance is dangerous for pedestrians with no clear indications, as you have to look three ways.
"It makes it very dangerous for me as I cannot see clearly at any distance."
Christine added: "Since moving to Rye in 2006, I have been appalled as to how long it takes local councils to put in place simple, inexpensive, measures to make it safe for myself and others to walk around Rye.
"For example, a year later, I am still waiting for the highways department to come and paint some more visible white lines to the entrance of Leasam House Lane as there is no definition between a small pathway and the road, making it very dangerous for pedestrians.
"We need to put in place speed restrictions and a pedestrian crossing to safeguard against any potential fatal accidents.
Rye county councillor Keith Glazier said: "There have been concerns over traffic calming near the site. The delay is with the county council.
"Plans have now been submitted to a team and I have stressed work needs to be urgent.
"We have been lucky there have been no serious accidents there."
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