Paul Goggins MP Calls For Road Safety Assessment - 16/11/2009 |
 Paul Goggins MP has joined Sale Moor campaigners Phil Gratrix and Cllr Joanne Bennett in calling for Trafford Council to carry out an assessment of road safety around the Marsland Road area.
Following a series of ‘near misses’ along the road, the local campaign team were saddened to hear that a 92 year old man was recently hospitalised after being hit by an oncoming vehicle whilst crossing Marsland Road, near the junction with Conway Road.
Paul Goggins MP said: “Part of the problem is that some of the traffic is travelling through the village too quickly. We want the Council to look at the whole question of road safety in the village centre. In particular, we would like to see the crossings updated to the latest standards”.
Local campaigner Phil Gratrix said: "As a local resident who uses this crossing on a regular basis I fully understand why there is a need for Trafford Council to listen to the concerns of the many people who know how dangerous this crossing is for pedestrians. It is a subject that has been raised time and time again by myself and other local people at various community groups with stories of near misses but has never been addressed Trafford Council".
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