The speed limit along a section of Formby Bypass will be reduced, ahead of 286 new homes being built on land next to the road.
Proposals have been put forward by Sefton Council to reduce the speed limit on the section between Woodvale and Freshfield from 60mph to 50mph.
In 2021, approval was given by Sefton Council’s Planning Committee to an application for the construction of 286 new homes after the demolition of existing structures south of RAF Woodvale between Southport Road / Southport Old Road and Wham Dyke on the west side of the A565 Formby Bypass.
Due to the increased vehicle movements generated by the development, a Planning Condition was attached which required the developer to fund the introduction of a new signalled junction with pedestrian facilities and the reduction of the speed limit on the A565 Formby Bypass at this location from its current 60mph limit to a new 50mph limit in both directions.
In a report, Sefton Council says the introduction of the lower speed limit will have a number of benefits including:
Safety Considerations: It will reduce the severity of potential collisions, particularly at the new junction.
Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety: The development will introduce increased footfall and cycle use; a lower speed limit improves safety for vulnerable road users.
Junction Operation Efficiency: A 50mph limit will improve traffic signal compliance and allow safer vehicle movements north and southbound and out of the new development.
National Guidance Compliance: The Department for Transport’s guidance supports lower limits where roadside development increases conflict points.
The proposal change in speed limit will be applied to both north and southbound traffic.
The council is seeking to approval to:
revoke the existing 60mph Speed Limit Order on the A565 Formby Bypass and introduce a new 50mph speed limit from a point 254m southwest of the southwest kerbline of the Coastal Road to the northwest kerbline of Southport Old Road (south junction) in a southbound direction and in a northbound direction between the northwest kerbline of Southport Road to a point 260m southwest of the southwest kerb line of Woodvale access road.
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