New road safety measures could be put in place around a Stockport school in a bid to get more pupils walking and cycling to lessons. Proposals for a traffic calming scheme at Hursthead Infant and Junior Schools, in Cheadle Hulme, include new crossings, update signage and additional parking restrictions.
The council wants to increase the number of children walking or cycling to school in order to reduce congestion, improve air quality and boost people’s health. To make these activities as safe as possible, road safety specialists have been working on ways to tackle the ‘key concerns’ raised by schools and councillors.
The team has come up with a package of measures to ‘reduce the impact of inconsiderate parking’ around the Kirkstead Road school, and alert drivers that children are likely to be crossing the road in the area.
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These include:
- Dropped kerbs, with tactile paving, on Fountains Road to create two uncontrolled crossings points to aid pedestrians to cross and gain access to the schools.
- Tactile paving at the school vehicular access on Kirkstead Road to assist pedestrians.
- An upgrade of the school warning signage within the area, including ‘School 20 When Lights Show’ signs on Ack Lane West to encourage vehicles to slow down at school times.
- Proposed No Waiting and No Loading restrictions (Monday to Friday 8.15am - 9.15am and 2.45pm - 3.45pm) on the inside bend of Kirkstead Road to support the existing on-street single yellow line.
- Repainting of the double yellow lines at the junction of Sawley Drive / Kirkstead Road to ensure the uncontrolled pedestrian crossing is kept clear of parked vehicles.
The council is now encouraging people to have their say on the proposals by completing an online survey, including any comments they wish to make. The consultation runs until Monday, August 1 and can be found on the council’s website.
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