Road Safety around Schools – Torkington Primary School

Overview

The Council’s overall strategic transport ambition is to increase the number of children walking or cycling to school, both to reduce congestion on roads, improve local air quality, and improve health outcomes. For this to be achieved, it is important that walking or cycling to school is a safe option for children and their families.

To support this ambition, Traffic Services have been working to tackle key concerns which have been raised by schools and local Members. 

The following improvements have been identified surrounding Torkington Primary School: (see enclosed plans 0305/68/TP/000 rev A / 0305/68/TP/001)

• Introduction of No Loading to the existing No Waiting ‘At Any Time’ restrictions (Double Yellow Lines) to apply (Monday to Friday 8.30am - 9.30am and 2.30pm - 3.30pm), on Torkington Road and Hall Farm Close.

• Introduction of further No Waiting ’At Any Time’ with No Loading restrictions to apply (Monday to Friday 8.30am - 9.30am and 2.30pm - 3.30pm), on Torkington Road bend at Manor Cottages, Hall Farm Close and opposite Wynchgate Road. These restrictions are proposed to keep these stretches of carriageway clear of parked vehicles at school drop-off and pick-up times, improving safety for pedestrians and vehicles navigating their way through the area.

• Introduction of No Waiting ‘At Any Time’ restrictions (Double Yellow Lines) at the junctions of Wynchgate Road and Brook Lane to keep the junctions clear of parked vehicles, protecting intervisibility between pedestrians and motorists whilst also ensuring vehicles can negotiate the junctions safely.

• Provision of a build out of the footway to incorporate uncontrolled crossing points on Torkington Road (school entrance), to aid pedestrians.  

• Introduction of Bollards to the wide footway opposite the school to prevent parking on the footway at this location and to aid pedestrians to navigate without hazards.

• Installation of Pencil bollards around the uncontrolled crossing points outside the school to prevent encroachment onto the footway.

• Amend 20mph Zone signage with the provision of two new School Warning Signs on own posts to both eastern and western side of the school.

• Introduction of Access Protection Markings (H-bars) for a number of properties along Wynchgate Road.

Please view the plan here:

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Torkington Primary  Proposals 1

Torkington Primary  Proposals 2

Please could you spend a few minutes to consider the issues and let us have your feedback on the proposals. Please include any comments you may wish to make on the proposal by completing the online survey by 23:59 hours on Friday 1st November 2024.