Fishergate bollard is rescued by pedestrians

Posted on - 9th May, 2017 - 9:07am | Author - Ed Walker | Posted in - Preston City Centre, Preston News, Roads, Transport

A Fishergate bollard has been sent tumbling Pic: Michael Bates-Tracey

A Fishergate bollard has once again been slain by the Preston traffic.

Commuters spotted the plinth had been removed by a car transporter during Tuesday morning.

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Shortly before 9am the bollard was sent tumbling and pedestrians gathered to carry it the short distance to the kerb.

The bollards were installed as part of the £3.4million shared space scheme in Fishergate during late 2014.

Another view of the bollard incident Pic: Neil Ballantyre

Since then drivers have struggled to ensure they don’t hit the concrete pillars.

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A Twitter account, set up for the original Fishergate bollard, has become a staple of Preston’s social media scene with its pithy tweets.

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