Overview

• Publication of consultation results on September 9 confirms the one-way traffic scheme will not proceed.
• The shelved plan would have routed vehicles up Bridge Street from the railway station to Bolton Street, then down Kay Brow to Railway Street.
• More than 1,500 responses raised concerns about HGV and bus use of Kay Brow, likely congestion, and emergency services access.
• Officials will prioritise widened footpaths, new pedestrian crossings, a 20mph zone, and better walking and cycling connections to the town centre.
• The works will be funded through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, which is ringfenced for sustainable transport, with detailed designs to be consulted on later this year.