'People are being left confused and distracted': Council faces backlash after spending almost £50k on 'rainbow junction'
The crossing is understood to have taken a year to develop, with a breakdown of costs showing that the rainbow crossing itself was £34,000, a further £9,000 was spent on resurfacing and road markings, £1,900 was spent on traffic management and more than £4,500 went on road safety audits.
The cost exceeds other known rainbow crossings in the UK, even surpassing the £46,000 spent by 20 NHS trusts combined on rainbow crossings in hospital grounds between 2019 and 2021. Shantanu Rajawat, the leader of Hounslow Council, told the paper: "Important day-to-day services are not impacted by new community initiatives like this.
"Due to our prudent financial management over many years, Hounslow is in a relatively strong position among local authorities and our balanced budget will ensure we will continue to deliver the quality of services and support residents expect and deserve."
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