Highway obstruction and safety issues from building work

53 Railway Road, Downham Market.

The building that had stood here was demolished some time ago and the land was then left, (see attached photo from Streetview)

Building work has now commenced at the site, with foundations being dug and groundwork under way.

During most working days a mini digger is at work here, very often working from, (while parked on) the public footway. There are regular visits from lorries that also park on the public footway. In both cases the footway is made impassable to pedestrians as a result.

The footway, even when not occupied by the works vehicles, is left is a muddy and sorry state.

When work is underway, the footway is obstructed, with no signage at all and no alternative, signed safe route for pedestrians, with the result that they walk out into the road to get past the obstruction, often with their backs to the traffic.

Most pedestrians are going to the railway station.

When a lorry is parked here, it obstructs the view of the traffic lights at the stop line, and forces vehicles to wait far short of the stop line, meaning they do not actuate the traffic light sensor, so the lights take a long time to change causing traffic from the town to back up unnecessarily.

It seems unlikely that those carrying out the work here have made proper arrangements with the hIghways authorities to accommodate this incursion, (doubtless to avoid paying the fees).

Please can you attend to this situation before someone is injured as a result of the above.