Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report sets out the findings of a consultation exercise for the proposed Government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) -  Bus Pinch Points – Highway Improvements, Dialstone Lane proposals. It also seeks a recommendation to the Cabinet Member (Parks, Highways and Transport Services) on whether to approve the amendments to the carriageway layout to provide two traffic lanes approaching the signals from the Hurdsfield Road junction, upgrades to bus stops, pedestrian improvements to improve access to bus stops, side road junction build-outs to improve crossing points and new parking restrictions to reduce congestion caused by parked vehicles including the introduction of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs).

The Area Committee is requested to recommend that the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transport Services gives approval to the implementation of the revised Bus Pinch Points Proposed Highway Improvements, Dialstone Lane, Stockport scheme and the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders set out in Appendix D and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the orders can be made, to be funded from the Government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) and Transforming Cities Funding.

Officer Contact: Nick Whelan on 0161 474 4907 or email nick.whelan@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Director of Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the findings of a consultation exercise for the proposed Government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) - Bus Pinch Points – Highway Improvements, Dialstone Lane proposals. It also sought a recommendation to the Cabinet Member (Parks, Highways and Transport Services) on whether to approve the amendments to the carriageway layout to provide two traffic lanes approaching the signals from the Hurdsfield Road junction, upgrades to bus stops, pedestrian improvements to improve access to bus stops, side road junction build-outs to improve crossing points and new parking restrictions to reduce congestion caused by parked vehicles including the introduction of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs).

The following comments were made/ issues raised:

·         The loss of parking spaces on Dialstone Lane was due to the requirement for additional width to extend the two-lane approach; thereby requiring additional no waiting restrictions on Dialstone Lane.

·         TfGM had modelled the traffic signals at the junction; in peak hours, the time saving was estimated as 30 seconds for vehicles on the A6 with no detriment to vehicles on Dialstone Lane. The rate of return on this scheme was reported to be high because of the cumulative time savings.

·         Whilst a separate right turn lane at the junction would have been beneficial, it was acknowledged that the size of the scheme did not allow for it. Any opportunity to look again at the possibility of introducing a right turn lane would be welcomed.

·         This scheme was likely to be of benefit to private vehicles in the main, which would include buses and improvements to bus stops.

RESOLVED – That the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transport Services be recommended to give approval to the implementation of the revised Bus Pinch Points Proposed Highway Improvements, Dialstone Lane, Stockport scheme and the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders set out in Appendix D and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the orders can be made, to be funded from the Government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) and Transforming Cities Funding.