A bridge in the Nimbin street where a woman was killed in an alleged hit-and-run earlier this year will be reduced to one lane until a dedicated pedestrian bridge is built.

A group of Nimbin residents concerned about pedestrian safety in Cecil St in June asked Lismore City Council’s Traffic Advisory Committee to install a concrete divider on the bridge with one side for pedestrians and a single lane for traffic on the other.

A council notice said the work was due to take place at the end of August.

The council has applied to Roads and Maritime Services for funding to build a pedestrian bridge across the creek and is currently finalising the design for this bridge.

“Further consultation with the community will take place in three to four months’ time regarding this longer term bridge proposal and a review of the interim one way measure will also be conducted later in the year,” the council notice said.

“Council has also resolved to consult more broadly with the Nimbin community regarding Pedestrian Management options in Nimbin, as part of its consultation for the development of a new Community Strategic Plan (CSP) – further details will follow.”

Despite resident concerns that Cecil St is a thoroughfare for pedestrians who are forced to walk on the road due to the lack of a footpath, the council says there are no plans or budget to build a footpath the length of the street.

“The pedestrian bridge will have some length of footpath installed either side to connect to existing facilities but the detailed design has not been completed as yet,” the council said.

Nimbin grandmother Tonia Jansen, 62, was killed and her partner Kobya Panguana, 63, seriously injured when they were allegedly struck by a Subaru Forester while walking along Cecil St on April 15.

A 31-year-old Nimbin man has since been arrested and charged in relation to the incident.

The council said the changes in Cecil St were in response to concerns raised by residents about safety both before and after the fatal alleged hit-and-run.