Planters installed in the Longford Park area of Stretford as part of a Government campaign to promote active travel and social distancing are to be re-located.
The cubes on Cromwell Road and Norwood Road, installed in November 2020 to restrict through traffic but allow people to walk and cycle through, are due to be re-located over the weekend of December 17 and 18.
They will be moved from Norwood Road (near Kings Road) to Norwood Road at Longford Avenue and from Cromwell Road (near Edge Lane) to Cromwell Road at Longford Avenue. The planters on Hillingdon Road will remain in their current position near Edge Lane.
The move follows the latest consultation with residents that showed there is a small majority in favour of a Local Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) scheme that prevents motor vehicles using the residential streets between the A5145 Edge Lane, Kings Road and Longford Park as a short cut.
Currently, a number of residents have flexibility in their route choice and arrangements do not prevent all through traffic. The new arrangement, however, will only allow access by motor vehicles to properties within the road closure zone via either Kings Road or Edge Lane.
Cllr Stephen Adshead, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Environmental and Regulatory Services, said:
“The planters were installed as part of a campaign by the Government and local authorities to promote active travel and social distancing, as well as helping with clean air priorities.
We have listened to the views of residents through three local consultations. At the latest consultation, there was a small majority in favour of retaining the planter on Hillingdon Road and re-locating the planters on Cromwell Road and Norwood Road to create a full Local Traffic Neighbourhood. With bikes often being a popular choice of gift at Christmas it makes sense to bring these changes in now, ahead of the festive period.”
To gauge the impact of the new arrangement and take on board feedback from residents, the revised road closures are being introduced on an experimental basis and comments received within the first six months of operation will assist in the long-term decision as to whether to keep, remove or amend the closures.
Posted on Monday 29th November 2021