We believe the wrong decision has be made to close the junction
at the southern arm of Moss Hey Lane. With the junction only being
closed at one side and the central reservation still being left
open to allow vehicles coming off Tarleton Moss to access the
central reservation and turn right: how will this improve the
safety of the crossing?
With a high volume of farm traffic using this junction surely it is
safer for vehicles to travel straight across the junction rather
than trying to manoeuvre large tractors with trailers and HGV's
through the central reservation following with a sharp right
turn.
This closure will increase the volume of traffic turning left at
Mere Brow roundabout travelling past the local primary school
creating a risk to school children.
This closure may also increase the volume of traffic using Green
lane, a single carriageway road which is limited to 7.5 tonne
vehicles. This road is well known in the area for cars descending
into the ditches on either side. A road that is not fit for
purpose.
So surely until The Green Lane link road has been implemented work
on the closure of the Moss Hey lane junction should be put on
hold.
This ePetition ran from 03/01/2019 to 14/02/2019 and has now finished.
283 people signed this ePetition.
The closure is a local safety scheme in response to a high accident rate at the Moss Hey Lane / A565 Southport New Road junction. We were not able to close the northerly junction, as there was no feasible alternative route. We were able to close the southerly junction, as traffic can access the roads to the south via the roundabout junction of the A565 and The Gravel.
Accident data showed that this partial closure could lead to a 50 percent reduction in accidents. We advertised the change for four weeks in March 2018. We received some opposition at this point. Nevertheless, the matter was taken to the council's cabinet in September 2018 and was approved based on its potential to reduce collisions and injuries.
Work to close the junction concluded in the third week of
January 2019. We will be monitoring the junction closely for twelve
months to measure the efficacy of the closure.