A motion put to Shropshire councillors last Thursday sought to get agreement on adopting Vision Zero, which would commit the council to working towards eliminating all deaths and serious injuries on Shropshire’s roads. An amendment sought to introduce 20mph on residential streets. Both the motion and amendment were rejected by the Conservatives on flimsy grounds. […]
Tag: road safety
Hump with no bump: Ludlow Sandpits traffic calming scheme speeds up traffic!
After years of discussions, a road safety scheme has been installed by Shropshire Council outside Ludlow Primary School on Sandpits Road. It doesn’t work. If anything, it speeds up traffic approaching the school gates. “This is not the scheme we expected”, says Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow East Tracey Huffer. “After years of discussions, a scheme […]
Road safety scheme outside Sandpits school to be installed before the summer – we need more safety schemes
The long awaited safety scheme outside Ludlow Primary School will go ahead before the summer. Installation of a raised table outside the school comes after a campaign by school governors and local Shropshire Councillor Tracey Huffer. We don’t have a date for the work yet but it is expected to begin immediately after Cadent, the […]
Sandpits Road closed from 13 July 2020 to February 2021 for utility and safety works – New Road is one way from October to February
We have been expecting this work for a while. There has long been a problem with flooding of properties at Whitefriars off Sandpits Road. However, to allow sewers to realigned and their capacity increased, other utilities need to be moved – electricity, gas, telecoms and water. That’s a big task, hence the length of the […]
Essential Ludlow school safety scheme in Sandpits delayed by Severn Trent Water works
“It’s frustrating but there is not much we can do about it.” That’s the message from Tracey Huffer, Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow East after an essential road safety scheme outside Ludlow Primary School on Sandpits Road was been delayed by several months. The delay is likely to last several months but there is some good […]