Morecambe coastal road earmarked for £1m improvement scheme

Saturday, 8 April 2023 09:14

The coastal road that connects Morecambe with Bolton-le-Sands is to see major improvements after £920,000 of government funding was confirmed.

The money will pay for improvements on the A5105, from Marine Road East, through Hest Bank and to the A6 Slyne Road at Bolton-le-Sands.

The road has been named on a list of 27 to be improved thanks to the latest round of funding from the Safer Roads Fund.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said: ‘’Britain’s roads are some of the safest in the world, but we are always looking at ways to help keep drivers and all road users safe.

Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director of the Road Safety Foundation said: ‘’The commitment and funding announced is transformational for road safety teams in local authorities across the country. It will allow them to proactively reduce risk and make these 27 roads safer and more inviting for all road users.

‘’Systematic changes have already had a big impact on road death and serious injury, for example seatbelts and airbags protect lives when crashes happen. In the same way we can design roads safely so when crashes occur, people can walk away.

‘’This can be done by clearing or protecting roadsides, putting in cross hatchings to add space between vehicles which provides safer junctions like roundabouts, or adding signalisation and / or turning pockets, and including facilities for walking and cycling.

This additional investment builds on the government’s plans to recruit a specialised team of inspectors to build the country’s first ever Road Safety Investigation Branch. The team will look at how and why incidents happen and build an enhanced understanding of how we can better mitigate collisions.

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