Residents of the Los Hidalgos development have organised a petition to urge the authorities to address the urgent need for a safe pedestrian crossing point at the Los Hidalgos roundabout.

Currently the only safe way in or out of the Los Hidalgos community which numbers in excess of 1,000 dwellings is by car - pedestrians have to cross the busy dual carriageway at the roundabout which has been the scene of a number of accidents, some fatal. In fact one regular commuter has counted 11 separate accidents over the course of 12 months.

Access to the beach or Castillo and Duquesa Port entails a dash across the roundabout which is usually approached at speed by most motorists, also many people from the beach side dwellings make the same perilous journey to visit the Los Hidalgos commercial centre.

There is also a bus stop at the junction, which also can only be accessed by crossing the road, and only recently a car went off the road and crashed into the building behind the bus stop.
 
There is a footbridge a few hundred metres away in front of the La Duquesa Hotel, but this can only be reached by walking along the main carriageway.

All those interested in signing the petition can visit their website at http://los.hidalgos.n340.googlepages.com for more details.