Improved safety for Nuneaton’s roads
Warwickshire County Council is due to start work this month to improve safety on four of Nuneaton’s roads.
Queens Road, Bracebridge Street, Norman Avenue, and Marlborough Road were identified as having a significant history of personal injury crashes and areas of local concern regarding safety. These issues will be addressed through implementation of a new traffic scheme.
Between April 2003 and February 2008, 55 crashes, resulting in 59 casualties were recorded on Queens Road, the busiest of the four subject to the new scheme. An exhibition in December 2009 provided an opportunity for the county council to seek the views of the public on the engineering proposals and to decide how to make improvements.
Warwickshire County Councillor for the area, Bob Hicks, said: “We have worked with the community including residents and traders over a number of years to bring together a scheme that meets their aspirations and needs, whilst making all of these roads safer.”
Part of the scheme will be in Warwickshire County Councillor June Tandy’s ward of Wem Brook. Cllr Tandy has been instrumental in moving the project forward, she said: “This is a great example of the county council working closely with the local community and listening to their concerns to devise a scheme to reduce the risk of road casualties.”
Work is scheduled to begin on 14 February and will include a raised table at the junction with Edward Street on Queens Road and installation of two raised flat top humps at the existing pedestrian crossing points on Queens Road.
The team will also introduce a 20mph zone on Bracebridge Street, Norman Avenue and Marlborough Road which are within the zone surrounded by Queens Road, Edward Street, Bridge Street and Coventry Canal, and a new “one way” system on Bracebridge Street, Norman Avenue and Marlborough Road between Queens Road and Princes Street.
Warwickshire County Councillor Richard Hobbs, portfolio holder for community protection added: “I am pleased to see that the Road Safety Engineering teams have investigated these roads and come up with a scheme that will improve safety for road users and addresses the concerns of local residents.”
The county council’s Road Safety Unit’s main aim is to reduce the number of people killed and injured on Warwickshire’s Roads. The team will continue to monitor the scheme after implementation.