The crossing will be situated on Penn Road between the junctions of Buttons Farm Road and Springhill Lane, and work began yesterday morning which is expected to take until the first week of April to complete.
Penn Conservative Councillor Paul Singh said he welcomed the new crossing and that local residents had been asking for road safety improvements on the A449 Penn Road for several months. "Penn Road has long been a hazardous road to cross and this new crossing will make it easier and safer."