City of Wolverhampton Council is to start highways works to put in place new road safety measures for children and parents walking to a city primary school.
The Safer Routes to School scheme near Manor Primary School includes school zone road markings, new signs, speed cushions, dropped kerbs at crossings and waiting/loading restrictions in Ettingshall Road and Foster Avenue.
A review of the location showed two collisions involving pedestrians at school drop off and pick up times in the last three years.
Councillor Qaiser Azeem, Cabinet Member for Transport and Green City at City of Wolverhampton Council, said: “These measures are in response to calls for action at this location and follow consultation held on the proposals.
“It will improve safety by slowing traffic and ensuring roads near the school are kept free from vehicles parking dangerously.
“Creating a safer environment will encourage more families to walk to school improving healthy lifestyles, cutting carbon emissions and benefitting air quality.”
Work is due to begin on Wednesday April 9 and last about a week. Works prior to the school holidays will be carried out between 9.30am and 2.30pm.
Temporary three-way traffic signals will be in place on Ettingshall Road on Friday April 11 and April 14 at the Foster Avenue and Nally Drive junctions.
Ettingshall Road will be closed on April 15 between the junctions of Nally Drive and Foster Avenue from 8am to 4.30pm with diversions in place and access to frontages maintained.
Ettingshall Road will also be closed on April 16 and 17 between the same junctions from 8am to 4.30pm with diversions in place and access to frontages maintained.
Updates can be found here Causeway one.network
