Work on a new refuge across the busy A270 will probably start soon after Christmas.
Brighton and Hove environment councillor John Ballance said preparations would be made shortly for the work in Old Shoreham Road, Hove.
He was replying at a council meeting last night to Polly Strauss, who asked a question on behalf of the Stanford Crocodile.
This is a group of parents who take children across Old Shoreham Road and Dyke Road to the Stanford schools in Brighton.
She said: "It is important for the children and parents crossing these dangerous roads that all safety measures are in place as soon as possible."
Coun Ballance said the work would take two or three months to complete and should be ready in the spring.
He applauded the work of the crocodile and hoped other parents would copy it.
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