Council continues work to enhance school road safety

An advisory 20mph speed limit is now in place for the main school commute times affecting parts of Tipton Road in Sedgley, including High Arcal Drive and Marlborough Road.

New signage, with flashing amber lights, can be seen at the entry and exit point of the zone and two new pedestrian refuges and parking restrictions are in place.

The scheme has been funded from Dudley’s Safer Routes to School budget, as part of the local authority’s Transport Capital Programme, with the aim of reducing vehicle speeds and improving pedestrian safety.

Additional road safety measures have also recently been approved for two other Dudley borough schools as part of the Transport for West Midlands Funded Safer Streets initiative.

Peters Hill Primary School in Brierley Hill and Brook Primary School in Wordsley, have pedestrian and cycle only zones in place during peak time on selected routes.
New Traffic Regulation Orders for 20mph zones on selected roads will be brought into place, with new junction protection markings and traffic calming measures being introduced.

Councillor Damian Corfield, cabinet member for highways and environment, said:

“Dudley Council wants to do all it can to help make school journeys safer for children and parents, and I am delighted to see the new school zone in place around Tipton Road in Sedgley.
“We have also introduced a number of additional measures for our Safer Streets initiatives in Brierley Hill and Wordsley and we are seeing a lot of local community support for these measures.

“Our pilot for Safer School Streets will continue until the summer of next year, when will be able to review if it has been successful,”

More information on the initiative is available at www.schoolstreets.org.uk