Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report presents the findings of a study carried out by Urban Traffic Control (UTC) part of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) on the addition of a right turn filter arrow from Berrycroft Lane to Barrack Hill.

The Area Committee is requested to recommend that the Cabinet Member for Highways, Parks and Leisure Services gives approval to the addition of a right turn filter arrow from Berrycroft Lane to Barrack Hill at a cost of £4,500 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Bredbury Green and Romiley ward allocation).

Officer Contact: Gemma Brady at gemma.brady@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Assistant Director – Legal & Democratic Governance (Monitoring Officer) submitted a report of the Director of Place Management (copies of which had been circulated) presenting the findings of a study carried out by the Greater Manchester Urban Traffic in relation to the addition of a right turn filter arrow from Berrycroft Lane to Barrack Hill, Bredbury.

The following comments were made/ issues raised: -

·         It was noted that there were similar difficulties for right turning vehicles from School Brow into George Lane which had resulted in some accidents and near misses at the junction.

·         It was suggested that further consideration of the report be deferred until a wider study had been carried out in relation to the feasibility of introducing a further right hand filter lane from School Brow to George Lane.

·         It was noted that a new housing development was currently being built at the Cow & Calf site adjacent to the junction and it was suggested that any future study should be undertaken upon the completion of this development so that consideration could be given to its impact on the operation of the junction.

·         A request was made for the existing highway markings at the junction to be repainted.

RESOLVED – (1) That consideration of this report be deferred to a future meeting of the Area Committee pending the undertaking of a further study into the potential for the addition of a further right turn filter on the junction from School Brow to George Lane.

(2) That the Director of Place Management be requested to remarking of the existing highway markins at the Berrycroft Lane/ Barrack Hill junction.