Going back for over a decade there have been accidents and near misses at this junction. A motorcyclist was killed and Newton residents and our families and friends have been injured in car crashes or experienced near misses. This junction is the only way out of the village and there is an issue with traffic coming from the Preston direction either cutting the red lights or disregarding them all together. Because of this, the Parish Council and Newton Residents Association have been lobbying to get something to happen for some time but to no avail. Newton residents report incidents to the police and the council but no action has so far been taken. We are aware that Hollins Homes as part of the Woodlands new build development have an obligation to make changes to this junction but there is no timescale for this to happen. In the meantime, residents and our families and friends continue to risk our lives both leaving the village and turning into the village from the Kirkham direction.
This ePetition ran from 31/07/2020 to 12/09/2020 and has now finished.
71 people signed this ePetition.
Thank you for raising concerns with regard to the safety of the junction on A583 at Newton and the Bell and Bottle traffic lights.
Following investigation, we can now advise that there are some amendments proposed to the existing signalised junction at A583 Blackpool Road, New Hey Lane and Bryning Lane.
This is related to new development off Woodlands Close, with the works to be delivered under a section 278 agreement.
Our engineer has discovered that there is a detector fault at this location. We will add this to our program of works for the sensor to be re-cut and then we will investigate further when completed.