To: To Local Counsellor for The Little Harwood Area Mr Tiger Patel/To BWD Council
Insist that Blackburn with Darwen Council install speed measures on Beechwood Road, Little Harwood
The Residents in the estates surrounding would like anti-speeding measures to be installed on Beechwood Road, Little Harwood. After multiple incidents over the past couple of years that have amounted to no support or change in safety infrastructure, there needs to be:
- Clear speed signage along Beechwood Road - currently, there is no indication of the speed limit, despite St Stephen's school in the vicinity of the road.
- Speed measures - multiple crashes have occurred on the sharp bend outside of Harwood Gate, resulting in damage to street lighting, parked cars, foliage and safety walls. Unfortunately, culprits will often drive off before details/attention is drawn.
- Clear Pedestrian route - Outside of St Stephen's Primary School and Beechwood Rd bend.
Why is this important?
Recently, Blackburn with Darwen Council received a grant of £555.185 from the Government to improve the safety/efficiency of our roads. As local residents, we should take a stand on what improvements we want on our roads - especially on a road that experiences heavy foot traffic for schoolchildren and parents, as well as running along the River Blackwater bypass and train bridge.
We ask that local residents sign this petition which will be presented to the local counsellor, or if need be, the Council in lieu with a formal traffic improvement application. If any local residents have footage/images of incidents on Beechwood Road, we ask that you post them to social media to raise awareness and tag the local counsellor Tiger Patel into the video!
We ask that local residents sign this petition which will be presented to the local counsellor, or if need be, the Council in lieu with a formal traffic improvement application. If any local residents have footage/images of incidents on Beechwood Road, we ask that you post them to social media to raise awareness and tag the local counsellor Tiger Patel into the video!
