Crossroads U-Turn
Keeping residents up to date with last month’s report in the Gawsworth Gazette that the promised safety improvements at the Dark Lane crossroads might not go ahead as originally planned and funded by the Department for Transport. Although no final decisions have yet been made it seems Cheshire East Council’s current preferred solution is that traffic signals and a signalised pedestrian crossing will be installed.
Decisions on road design must be evidence based and the Parish Council had submitted a comprehensive dossier of evidence with photographs to Cheshire East Council. The Methodist Chapel also wrote to MP David Rutley. The Parish Council followed up by submitting video evidence which demonstrated some of the dangers of negotiating the crossroads. The video included a near miss and hooting of horns, a frequent occurrence at the crossroads, and also highlighted thedangers for pedestrians and inaccessibility for disabled people.
Cheshire East Council has committed to considering the community’s views as part of their assessment process. The Parish Council is eagerly awaiting a copy of the overdue Speed Limit Assessment Report and details of the Cheshire East’s proposals for the junction.
You can read the Parish Council’s dossier on the Dark Lane crossroads here; A536 Safety Improvements. If you have any additional comments make them known!