An MP has urged council chiefs to get their finger out after a four month delay on installing a crossing on a notorious Guiseley road.

But Leeds City Council has claimed plans are underway and has promised it will be underway by the end of the summer.

Aireborough MP Paul Truswell has called on Leeds highways chiefs to fit the pelican crossing on Bradford Road which they agreed to do over a year ago.

As reported by the Wharfedale Observer, Mr Truswell met Director of Highways Jim McArthur with a group of Guiseley residents and Councillors in June last year.

Following the meeting, Leeds City Council committed itself to installing a crossing on the busy road earlier this year.

But to date the new pelican crossing has not appeared.

Mr Truswell said: "At the time it was refreshing that the Council had given what was in my experience a relatively prompt and positive response to the demand for a crossing.

"That reflected the fact that the dangers posed by intensive traffic flows and unacceptable speeds were accepted and understood, particularly for children and parents going to and from three local schools.

"But we are now four months into the financial year and there is a clear lack of movement.

"Time is marching on and the problems faced by parents and children in particular in crossing the road have clearly got no better.

"This delay is worrying, and it is not clear exactly where the Highways Department have got to in the process of formally agreeing and designing the crossing, deciding the exact location, and tendering for the work - let alone installing it."

Local residents have written to the Council's Chief Executive, Paul Rogerson, about the delay.

Last year more than 1,000 people signed a petition calling for a pedestrian crossing to be installed on the road.

Parents of the two schools which use the crossing, Guiseley School and Tranmere Park Primary, joined together to call for a pelican crossing. The road also affects Greenmeadows School. Parents fear their children's lives are at risk because they are dicing with death every time they cross it.

A spokesman from Leeds City Council said: "James McArthur, director of Highways and Transportation, has met with residents, Councillor Graham Latty and MP Paul Truswell to discuss plans for a pelican crossing at this site last year.

"It was agreed at that time, that a crossing would be provided but not until this financial year, which was the earliest when resources would be available to start on this project.

"The project is now in progress. We started work on the design five weeks ago and the design is expected to be completed by mid August."