'It makes sense to have that extra bit of space – and if you take it away, it’s going to be absolute chaos'
A councillor who wants to drive out plans for a new bus lane in Preston has predicted that it will cause “absolute chaos” if it goes ahead – but has challenged highways bosses to prove him wrong by running a trial of the new road layout before making it permanent.
Cllr Sarwar – who represents the St. Matthew’s ward on the city authority – has launched a petition against the plans on the county council’s own website, which has so far attracted over 300 signatures. Cllr Sarwar said that the road is unsuitable for a bus lane both in exceptional circumstances – like the emergency closure of the M6 just north of Preston last Saturday, during which traffic flooded New Hall Lane – and also in everyday situations.
In cabinet papers, County Hall highways officers said the scheme was “not suitable” for the suggested “experimental” trial – and added that the lane had been designed to be “lawful, safe and enforceable”. “Throughout the extents of the bus lane, the carriageway is between 11.2 and 13.4 metres wide. This provides sufficient space to accommodate the same degree of two-way traffic along with the bus lane.
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