You Shropshire Council has been working with Our Lady and St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School to look at ways to encourage more walking to school and to improve safety on the school journey.
What were the concerns?
- Pedestrian safety when crossing Upper Brook Street.
- Pedestrian safety when crossing at the junction of Oswald Place.
- Space for vehicles passing each other on Upper Brook Street and vehicles mounting the pavement outside of the school.
What has been done?
The following measures were constructed in October 2009:
- Installation of a raised junction “table” at the junction of Upper Brook Street / Oswald Well Lane to slow vehicle speeds through the junction and improve access across the junction for pedestrians.
- Construction of a zebra crossing near to the school access accompanied by a footway build-out to improve the safety of pedestrians crossing near to parked vehicles.
- Introduction of hatched road markings adjacent to the small buildout. These road markings are considered to be necessary to provide adequate warning of the presence of the buildout when the area is free from parked vehicles.
- Introduction of a priority system for vehicles on Upper Brook Street with a small footway buildout to accommodate the priority sign.
- A 20mph zone on Upper Brook Street.
A plan showing the concept design for this scheme is attached to this page.
The scheme was officially opened by Keith Barrow, Shropshire Councillor for the south of Oswestry who cut a ribbon with the pupils from the school who won the council’s competition to design the artwork for the new 20mph signs.
Monitoring
A review of the scheme was carried out in April / May 2010 and reported to Shropshire Council's North Planning Committee on 7 September 2010.
Follow the link on this page to see the agenda and report for this meeting.