We, the undersigned calls on Stockport council for a rethink of the access to Woodley Sports Centre in order to relieve congestion on Mill Lane and return the streets to safety.
Since the opening of the renovated Woodley Sports Centre, the traffic situation on Mill Lane and within the estate has become unacceptable and dangerous. On a Saturday when there is hourly football club lessons throughout the day residents cannot leave the estate without expecting to queue for up to 30 minutes. Any effort to leave the estate, be it for work or leisure, has to be carefully coordinated with some residents having to leave an hour earlier for work to get off Mill Lane. It has long been difficult to exit Mill Lane on to Hyde Road which further compounds the congestion on Mill Lane.
Residents are concerned that should an emergency situation arise
an ambulance would not be able to attend or exit the estate. As an
estate with only one access road this level of congestion is
extremely unsafe. Many of the drivers do not drive with
consideration and children are being put at risk when trying to
cross roads.
We urge the Council to review the original plans for a new
access road or quickly seek to resolve the unsafe traffic situation
we currently have.
This ePetition ran from 03/03/2014 to 17/04/2014 and has now finished.
61 people signed this ePetition.