Roads, pavements and bridges in Wirral are set to benefit from more than £8 million of improvements over the coming year as part of the council’s annual Highway Structural Maintenance Programme.
Councillors will debate a report next week setting out how £2.16m will be spent on local road safety schemes, improvements to traffic signals and pedestrian routes and schemes that deliver improved Active Travel options in 2024/25
Following the acceptance of £650,000 from Liverpool City Region, work is starting to upgrade any traffic signals that haven’t already been switched over to energy efficient LED lights.
A project led by Wirral Council’s Road Safety Team is supporting businesses in Wirral to ensure that their staff are as safe as they can be on the road.
As councillors voted to implement the second phase of 20mph speed limits, motorists travelling along some of those roads affected by phase one of the road safety scheme are starting to see signs of enforcement activity.
A Parking Strategy outlining how Wirral Council can support better management of traffic while also helping the local economy has been approved by councillors.
Gritting crews took to the roads last night (Tuesday 28 November) for the first time this season to ensure that salt was spread on the designated routes to help keep Wirral safe and moving.