Ten Birmingham schools to get new road safety measures
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 7 Oct, 12:44 · Archive
Birmingham City Council is introducing road safety measures at ten schools through its Safer School Journeys programme. The initiative, funded through the Clean Air Zone, aims to make streets around schools 'safer, healthier and more welcoming' whilst also improving air quality and encouraging more walking, wheeling and cycling.
Proposed changes vary by school but include one-way systems on nearby roads, junction narrowing and bollards to stop pavement parking. Hall Green Primary School will receive a raised crossing point and coloured road surfacing with road markings to alert drivers they are entering a school area.
Yorkmead Primary School in Hall Green is set to have its junction narrowed and a raised table added at the crossroads of York Road and Russell Road, along with additional raised crossing points and bollards or planters to prevent pavement parking.
Robin Hood Academy in Hall Green will see junctions made narrower with raised crossings added at Pitmaston Road/Arkley Road and Pitmaston Road/Hazelville Road/Wellfield Road. Existing speed cushions and School Keep Clear markings will be repainted to increase visibility, and the bus stop will be relocated to reduce congestion during busy times.
The council has already implemented significant changes across Birmingham as part of the programme and is now proposing this latest raft of measures at the ten selected schools.
How it is being reported
- 10 West Midlands schools set for raft of road safety measures - full listIt includes one-way systemsBirmingham World · 7 Oct, 12:34
- 10 West Midlands schools set for raft of road safety measures - full listIt includes one-way systemsExpress & Star · 7 Oct, 12:34
- Full list - 10 Birmingham schools set for raft of road safety measuresBirmingham City Council says it wants to make streets around schools 'safer, healthier and more welcoming'BirminghamLive · 7 Oct, 12:29
In this story: Birmingham City Council · Hall Green Primary School · Yorkmead Primary School · Robin Hood Academy · Birmingham
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