CALLS are being made for urgent improvements to be carried out at a busy junction in Porthmadog after an elderly woman was hit by a car.

The crossing on the junction of Bank Place has caused concern in the town for a number of years.

And now calls are being made for Gwynedd Council to make the area safer for pedestrians after an elderly lady was struck by a vehicle and taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd with non-life-threatening injuries.

Cllr Selwyn Griffiths, who represents the area on Gwynedd Council, has recently met with officers from the highways department in the hope improvements can be made.

He said: “I would like to see the crossing moved higher up Bank Place and I have also raised my concerns about people crossing on the High Street from the Factory Shop to the Commercial.

“I would like a separate barrier to stop people from crossing there so close to the road.

“At the same time I would like to see improvements on the corner of the Post Office.”

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