Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive

The Area Committee is requested to approve the installation of two sets of pedestrian dropped crossings with tactile paving to facilitate access for mobility impaired users on High Street, Stockport.

Officer Contact: Gillian Kidd on 0161 474 4848 or email: gillian.kidd@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which set out proposals for the installation of two sets of pedestrian dropped crossings with tactile paving to facilitate access for mobility impaired users on High Street, Stockport.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the introduction of two sets of pedestrian dropped crossings with tactile paving on High Street, Stockport, as set out in Appendix A and shown on Drawing No. NM18-6330-01 attached to the report and at a cost of £5,200 to be funded from the Strategic Budget , which will help to facilitate mobility/visually impaired persons to manoeuvre through the route at identified crossing points, with two locations identified being:-

·         existing access across the Probation office car park access

·         existing crossing to Disability Stockport’s car park access.