A45 Willoughby to Dunchurch RouteAware scheme – making your route safer
The County Council’s Road Safety Unit which has been reducing road casualties year on year has undertaken a review of the section of road which lies between Willoughby and Dunchurch along the A45 in Warwickshire.
As part of this review a new scheme called RouteAware will also be launched as a trial. As in many other parts of the Country, RouteAware will highlight key crash cluster sites to road users using roadside poster signs and associated publicity materials.
There have been a number of horrific collisions on certain parts of this road over the past few years and therefore the County Council’s Road Safety Unit is determined to tackle the type of crashes occurring.
Councillor Collett, said: “Many road users are unaware of the tragic history that that lies in our county’s tarmac. As well as engineering measures to reduce casualties such as a new safety camera, flashing vehicle activated signs, improved signing and lining and a lower speed limit of 50mph, Warwickshire County Council will also be trialling a new initiative to raise awareness of dangers on this road through additional signing which aims at making people think about the route they are travelling on.”
Chris Fossey, Road Safety Liaison Officer added: “A series of three signs will be used, firstly to notify the road user that they are entering a ‘High Risk Crash Route’, secondly the number of crashes that have occurred and finally a message asking drivers to ‘Take Extra Care’”.
The scheme is very similar to others that have been used around the country. Results from previous schemes have demonstrated that such a measure is effective at reducing road casualties.
If the scheme is successful other roads may be considered and plans are already being drawn up to implement RouteAware along the Warwickshire section of the Fosse Way.”