Yet more questions have been asked about “delays and broken promises” on a review on a controversial junction scheme. This comes after four sets of traffic lights were brought in to replace a zebra crossing at the junctions of Chorley Old Road, Moorside Avenue and New Hall Lane in February 2023. Questions have been raised repeatedly since, with Cllr Garry Veevers, of Smithills, admitting that a meeting of councillors may think they had heard him make the same points before.
He said: “That’s because you have, perhaps three or four times, I’ve lost count. “But if it wasn’t for repeated unexplained delays and broken promises from Transport for Greater Manchester then I wouldn’t need to keep asking.” The junction has provoked a lot of complaints (Image: Newsquest) Since the new system was installed in February last year, complaints have been raised about confusion at the junction that could lead to potential accidents.
In July the majority of 90 respondents to a survey said they felt conditions had worsened since the new system was installed. According to Cllr Veevers “TfGM ignored advice from local councillors and installed an expensive scheme that in the views of many made the junctions less safe.” At the last full council meeting in June of this year Cllr Veevers asked when a review of the scheme would be published.
He asked again at this month’s meeting when the review would be published given that “despite many promises” it seemed no closer. Cllr .