Bolton Council and Transport for Greater Manchester have not undertaken analysis on how a decision to shorten a bus lane will help to improve road safety or impact bus times following a series of crashes, requests under freedom of information laws have found. Bolton Council and Transport for Greater Manchester were both asked to provide The Bolton News with copies of analysis it had taken in regard to the decision to shorten a bus lane on St Helens Road , following a series of crashes in the area. However, both organisations said they did not hold the information, with Bolton Council saying that “no such analysis was carried out and therefore the information is not held.
” Bolton Council also confirmed it will install a 4G-connected automatic numberplate recognition ‘Lightning 5X’ traffic camera for enforcement on the road. Sign up to our newsletters to get the latest stories sent straight to your inbox. Additionally, no minutes were taken at any meetings in relation to the decision – with Bolton Council saying only “verbal actions” were taken.
When asked if any analysis had been undertaken to analyse the impact of the bus lane shortening on Greater Manchester’s ‘streets for all’ scorecard, which scores streets for their public transport, walking, and cycling accessibility, the council also confirmed this had not been undertaken. A representative from Bolton Council said there had been 'issues with motorists entering the lane to navigate around right turner.
