St Joseph's Primary School mum Kylie Pollard welcomed the news as "fantastic".

Mrs Pollard told the Leader this week there were daily near-misses at the Bridge Street intersection with Crown Street.

The pedestrian crossing over the main road is a popular route home for children from St Joseph's Primary School, including her child, Ari, who is in Year 1.

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The lack of a turning lane from Crown Street puts them at risk of a potentially fatal accident while crossing Bridge Street, she said.

In a statement by a spokesperson, Transport for NSW told the Leader the government agency is "aware of concerns" held by Tamworth residents about the intersection, and committed to take action.

"We are currently planning to install pedestrian warning signs at the intersection in the coming weeks and are also investigating potential options for further safety upgrades," the spokesperson said.

Mrs Pollard it was a welcome surprise, because she didn't expect anything to come of her advocacy. She said it showed government is listening.

"That is fantastic news. Even just having them look into it and see that it's unsafe and putting in signs to say that there are pedestrians [is positive]," she said

"I'm grateful that someone is taking notice and is going to make the intersection more safe."

The current intersection design allows both pedestrians and cars turning right onto Bridge Street from Crown Street to enter the intersection at the same time. Pedestrians have right-of-way, but many motorists ignore the rules, or don't see them, particularly small children.

Mrs Pollard was spurred to take action when Ari was narrowly missed by a large four-wheel-drive a few weeks ago. She approached both council and state government, but didn't get any commitment for change.

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She said she can't wait till the intersection gets an upgrade.

"That's going to be fantastic, it's going to be really good to have a safe intersection. That's the whole point of having a pedestrian a turning light, is that it's safe," she said.

The road is a state government responsibility, not a council road.

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