Speed humps are on their way to another part of York as highways engineers continue their drive to cut the city's toll of road accidents.

Work starts next Monday to install a series of traffic-calming measures in Constantine Avenue and Burlington Avenue, Tang Hall.

City of York Council says the measures were requested by residents and follow a series of accidents.

But some householders contacted by the Evening Press got the hump when told about the scheme, claiming that it will encourage children to play out in the street.

The authority says that over the last three years, there have been two accidents causing injury in Constantine Avenue and one in Burlington Avenue.

In May last year, six-year-old Dwain Wyrill was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being knocked down in Constantine Avenue while playing ball games in the road. In the other incidents, only slight injuries occurred.

The accidents prompted the council to contact residents to ask them if they wanted traffic- calming measures.

Council spokesman Alistair Briggs said: "Letters were sent out to residents because of the number of accidents. Eighty-five per cent of those replying to the questionnaire said they supported the traffic measures.

"We have also received a number of requests from individuals."

But several residents contacted by the Evening Press objected to the measures.

"I think speed humps will encourage kids to play in the road. I think they are a waste of money," said Debbie Elmer, of Constantine Avenue.

The work to install speed humps is expected to last for two weeks.

Sections of the road will be closed between 8am and 4.30pm to enable the calming measures to be constructed and diversion routes will be made available.

The workmen will install rounded top humps going all the way across the road - the standard types for residential areas, according to the council.

The authority will also install traffic-calming measures at nearby Pottery Lane in early January.

Both schemes are part of the council's road safety programme.

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