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£1.3m safety boost from Liverpool City Region
SCHEMES to improve the safety and efficiency of many key
routes in Wirral will be made possible thanks to a funding boost from Liverpool
City Region.
In a paper going to the next meeting on 18 July, Cabinet will be asked to accept
funding of £1,375,000 from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Integrated
Transport Block. This money will support delivery of schemes to improve capaCity
and safety on our road network and improve cycling and walking routes all of
which contribute to the economic development of the borough and our commitments
in our transport strategy Connecting Wirral.
Each of the 4 constituency areas; Birkenhead, Wallasey, Wirral West and Wirral
South; will each be allocated £32,500 out of the funding for their own local
schemes which contribute to these objectives.
Cllr Stuart Whittingham, Cabinet member for Transport and Infrastructure, said:-
“As a Council, we are doing all we can to develop Wirral’s economy and
encourage investment and jobs to the area, with all the benefits that will bring
to the community. Having a safe, efficient road network is a key component
to that and we are delighted to receive this financial boost to help us make a
raft of improvements on many of our key routes over 2016.
In addition to assisting economic growth, the schemes we are putting forward
will also reduce casualties on the roads and contribute to reductions in carbon
emissions by encouraging more walking and cycling.”
The projects proposed for progression as a result of this funding include work
on the A41 New Ferry by-pass to encourage drivers to adhere to the speed limit,
improvements to roundabouts at Clatterbridge Road / Thornton Common Road and
Column Road/Caldy Road, Caldy and the conversion of obsolete ‘pelican’ crossings
to Toucan or Puffin crossings at various locations across the borough.
Proposals for improved cycling provision are earmarked for the A41 at Eastham
and near Pool Lane, Bromborough and alongside the River Birket between Pasture
Road to Reeds Lane in Leasowe. |
