20mph zone for town centre

8:52am Wednesday 13th March 2013 in News

WESTHOUGHTION town centre has become a 20mph zone.

Members of Westhoughton Town Council approved the proposals to reduce the speed on Market Street, Westhoughton from 30mph to 20mph last year.

Residents were consulted and now the speed limit has been cut.

The change coincides with major work to the busy town centre road, which includes the replacement of speed bumps and relaying of block paving.

New speed signs have been placed at the both ends of Market Street and red asphalt has been laid to mark the change. Cllr Kevan Jones, who represents Westhoughton South, said: “This is a very significant and important development for Westhoughton town centre and the people of Westhoughton.”

Cllr David Chadwick, who represents Westhoughton South, said: “I am very pleased that we have been able to reduce the speed limit on Market Street.

“The road lends itself to reducing the limit. Pedestrian safety has been a serious concern for all of us and reducing the speed of traffic in the town centre is a must.”

Comments (3)

10:17am Wed 13 Mar 13

marco999 says...

What a waste of money! With the speed bumps that are there already and all the illegally parked cars blocking the road at cash points, Pizza parlours and Pie shops, you’d be lucky to reach 20 mph at the best of times driving down Westhoughton’s market street.
What a waste of money! With the speed bumps that are there already and all the illegally parked cars blocking the road at cash points, Pizza parlours and Pie shops, you’d be lucky to reach 20 mph at the best of times driving down Westhoughton’s market street. marco999

4:59pm Wed 13 Mar 13

tommy says...

marco999 wrote:
What a waste of money! With the speed bumps that are there already and all the illegally parked cars blocking the road at cash points, Pizza parlours and Pie shops, you’d be lucky to reach 20 mph at the best of times driving down Westhoughton’s market street.
Rubbish. With the amount of times I've seen imbecilic cretins bombing it down Market Street, coupled with the low curbs, I'm surprised there's been no serious incidents yet. Hopefully the speed limit reduction will help.
[quote][p][bold]marco999[/bold] wrote: What a waste of money! With the speed bumps that are there already and all the illegally parked cars blocking the road at cash points, Pizza parlours and Pie shops, you’d be lucky to reach 20 mph at the best of times driving down Westhoughton’s market street.[/p][/quote]Rubbish. With the amount of times I've seen imbecilic cretins bombing it down Market Street, coupled with the low curbs, I'm surprised there's been no serious incidents yet. Hopefully the speed limit reduction will help. tommy

9:30pm Wed 13 Mar 13

SmoggyDiasboro says...

First move. personal view - remove ALL traffic 07:30-16:00 and make it a real outdoor "market" street - revitalisation may work. No blame being attached it - simple surrender to the car lobby over dozens of years. There's enough alternative routes - I know it may cause some issues off a couple of the side streets but surely it's not beyond the wit of intelligent cooperating people to sort it. Reclaim Market Street for a market
First move. personal view - remove ALL traffic 07:30-16:00 and make it a real outdoor "market" street - revitalisation may work. No blame being attached it - simple surrender to the car lobby over dozens of years. There's enough alternative routes - I know it may cause some issues off a couple of the side streets but surely it's not beyond the wit of intelligent cooperating people to sort it. Reclaim Market Street for a market SmoggyDiasboro

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