Wirral road traffic survey underway (From Wirral Globe)

Wirral road traffic survey underway

11:52am Thursday 2nd July 2009

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A TRAFFIC survey is currently being carried out on roads across Wirral to monitor speed limits.

The Moreton to Birkenhead flyover is one of 170 locations that have been fitted with counting loops as part of an operation by Wirral council and police.

The device measures the volume of traffic using the particular road, types of vehicles and the speed at which they are travelling.

Wirral's director of technical Services, Dave Green said: "The cables on the Moreton / Birkenhead flyover are automatic counting loops, which provide information on the types of vehicles using the road and the speeds at which they are travelling.

"The information will be used as part of a borough-wide review of speed limits, which is being undertaken in partnership with Merseyside Police."

The loops are currently in operation at the following locations:

Borough Road (Tunnel Entrance - A5029) single carriageway section west of flyover adjacent to delivery entrance.

Borough Road (A5029 - Singleton Avenue) between Kingsland Road and Carlton Road.

Singleton Avenue / Woodchurch Road (Borough Road - B5151) near its junction with High Park Road.

Exmouth Street Whetstone Lane (A553 - A552) near junction with Exmouth Close.

Cleveland Street / Hamilton Square / Hamilton Street (A5027 - Bridge Street) between Russell Street and Taylor Street.

Park Road North / Conway Street (Ashville Road - Tunnel Entrance) near junction with Vittoria Street.

Argyle Street / Pearson Road / Hinderton Road / Queen Street (A553 - B5149) near junction with Appin Road.

Chester Street Southbound (Bridge Street - B5149) opposite to northern edge of McDonald's Restaurant on Rock Retail Park.

Chester Street / Tunnel Road Northbound (B5149 - Bridge Street) Opposite to northern edge of McDonald's Restaurant on Rock Retail Park.

Whetstone Lane (A552 - B5147) between Derby Road and Maple Street.

Church Road (B5148 - Mount Road) adjacent to St Catherine's Hospital.

Bebington Road (Mount Road - B5149) near junction with Cavendish Drive.

Green Lane / Old Chester Road (A41 - Queen Street) adjacent to Green Lane Station on double yellow lines.

Old Chester Road (Queen Street - B5148) near to Green Lawn.

Storeton Road (A552 - Thornton Road) South of Mendip Road.

Bedford Avenue / Bedford Road (B5148 - B5136) near its junction with Clarke Avenue.

Slatey Road / Bessborough Road / Woodchurch Road (Park Road South - A552) between Devonshire Road and Charlesville.

Borough Road (A552 - Thornton Road) adjacent to playing fields south of Tranmere Rovers Football Club.

Mount Road / Bedford Drive (B5151 - B5148) near its junction with Mendip Road.

Mount Road / The Wiend (B5148 - Borough Road) between Allcot Road and Irvine Road.

Rock Lane West (B5136 - B5149) near Highfield Church.

Tower Road / Canning Street (A5029 - Hamilton Street) between Taylor Street and Lord Street.

Wirral's cabinet member for Streetscene & Transport Services Councillor Jean Quinn said: "This study will not examine individual motorists' speeds but will review existing speed limits on A, B and some C roads. This review will not result in additional speed cameras.

"We continuously strive to make our roads safer and are committed to reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads.

"If you hit a child at 30mph they have an 80% chance of living. If you hit them at 40mph they have an 80% chance of dying.

"We are only gathering data from the traffic counting loops to establish whether the speed limits are appropriate based on the streetscape, local conditions for residents and accident records over the last three years.

"If the review shows that the limits are not appropriate (in following Government Guidance) then a formal process has to be followed to change them.

"In this process, there is opportunity for people to object to changes and a formal process for handling these objections is undertaken."

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