On Monday 29 March the Environment and Transportation Policy Team look set to give the go ahead to four new road safety schemes that will help to cut the number of raod accidents in Coventry.

Work on the four roads – Purcell Road, Brade Drive, St James Lane/London Road and Northumberland Road could start as soon as autumn this year and will begin with the design of detailed schemes which could include traffic claming, anti skid surfacing and speed humps.

Although none of the four roads meet the current criteria for funding under the local safety scheme budget (6 accidents in 3 years at specific locations), the work has been made possible thanks to money specifically set-a-side by the City Council for road safety schemes that address issues of perceived safety – that’s where people think there is a problem or cause for concern.

Commenting on the first phase of work, Councillor John McNicholas Chair of the Environment and Transportation Policy Team said,

"Road safety comes high on everyone’s agenda including the City Council’s and I am pleased to say that we have found an extra £100,000 to undertake a series of schemes that will respond to real needs that have been brought to our attention by ward Councillors and local people. The schemes will make a real difference to people’s lives and the first four will begin in the autumn with more to follow later in the year. In the meantime any other requests or petitions that we receive will be added to the list for investigation."