Issue - meetings

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

The report sets out a proposal to try and deter motorbikes using the footway/cycleway over the reservoir on Reservoir Rod, Edgeley.

The Area Committee is requested to approve the introduction of a barrier system at the entrance to the segregated footway/cycleway on Reservoir Road, as set out in Appendix A to the report.

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 a proposal to try and deter motorbikes using the footway/cycleway over the reservoir on Reservoir Road, Edgeley. There had been reports of motorbikes speeding across the footway side and that there was a lack of preventative measures to stop this access to motorbikes, causing concern to pedestrian and cyclists for their safety.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         Ward Members clarified that the proposals had been initiated as a result of nearly twelve months of complaints from residents.  Speeding motorbikes continued to be an issue.  Despite working closely with Greater Manchester Police, the culprits had not been identified.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the introduction of a barrier system at the entrance to the segregated footway/cycleway on Reservoir Road, Edgeley on the Hardcastle Street side of the road, as set out in Appendix A to the report and shown on Drawing No. NM1-6331-04_Reservoir_Rd_ attached to the report, at a cost of £1,350 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget as follows:-

Davenport and Cale Green Ward - £675

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath Ward - £675