Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management. 

The report provides results of a consultation on the City Region Sustainable Travel Settlements (CRSTS) proposals to develop a Quality Bus Transit (QBT) corridor across the whole 330-bus route between Stockport and Ashton via Hyde and Dukinfield. The proposals seek to improve access to bus stops and aid users crossing this busy route.

The Area Committee is requested to recommend that the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways & Transport Services approves the implementation of schemes A and B and the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders at appendix B, and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date, that the orders be made. To include the following scheme elements:

Scheme A – Great Portwood Street Puffin Crossing

1.    Provide a new Puffin crossing including waiting restrictions on Great Portwood St

2.    Provide a raised table at junction of Richard Street/ Marsland Street

Scheme B – Carrington Road Puffin Crossing

1.    Upgrade the existing Pelican crossing on Carrington Road to a Puffin crossing

2.    Relocate and improve the bus stops on Carrington Road 

3.    Provide a cycle link between Crescent Road & Carrington Road

4.    Provide a raised table at junction of Werneth Street/ Carrington Road

Officer contact: Nick Whelan 0161 474 4907 | nick.whelan@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Director of Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which provided results of a consultation on the CRSTS proposals to develop a Quality Bus Transit corridor across the 330-bus route between Stockport and Ashton via Hyde and Dukinfield. The proposals sought to improve access to bus stops and aid users crossing this busy route.

It was noted that, at present, no funding was available for segregated cycle lanes; this could be reviewed in the future were funding to become available.

RESOLVED - That the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways & Transport Services be recommended to approve the implementation of schemes A and B and the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders at appendix B, and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date, that the orders be made. To include the following scheme elements:

Scheme A – Great Portwood Street Puffin Crossing

1.    Provide a new Puffin crossing including waiting restrictions on Great Portwood St

2.    Provide a raised table at junction of Richard Street/ Marsland Street

Scheme B – Carrington Road Puffin Crossing

1.    Upgrade the existing Pelican crossing on Carrington Road to a Puffin crossing

2.    Relocate and improve the bus stops on Carrington Road 

3.    Provide a cycle link between Crescent Road & Carrington Road

4.    Provide a raised table at junction of Werneth Street/ Carrington Road