The irony is that the road works are to narrow the road even further, make the corner sharper and to remove all the crossing facilities.
So these very same drivers who
ignore road closed signs,
routinely drive up the pavement,
drive inconsiderately
and threaten anyone who objects with violence,
are soon to be trusted, of their own free will,
to carefully negotiate the new design where their SUVs will be much closer to the pavements
and to actually slow (or even stop) for pedestrians trying to scuttle across where they can.
Sorry, but permanently closing the road here would be a change for the better.