Sefton Council has been improving safety around the A59 Corridor and is currently focusing on improving Dodds Lane junction after having completed works on Kenyons Lane junction earlier this year.

Previous feedback

Earlier this year in March, Sefton Council engaged with residents on its suggested proposals to improve Dodds Lane junction. The feedback suggested the majority of people were in favour of improvements, and a wide range of suggestions were proposed.

Since then, the Council has explored the suggested options and is now asking for further comments from the public as part of a review of the scheme.

Proposals for Dodds Lane

The proposals will see the introduction of safer crossing points on every arm of the junction, clearly marked right-turn lanes to help traffic move more smoothly, and new traffic signals. These changes will significantly improve safety for local people when travelling around the junction.

Have your say

The Council is inviting residents to attend drop-in sessions in November to share what is planned and to see in detail how different options have been explored. It is asking for feedback on a preferred option to signalise the junction and change to the service roads.

Cllr Phil Hart, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing and Highways said: “We have also listened to the feedback we have received so far. People want safer streets and roads and we’ve had lots of suggestions on how we could do that. We’ve been listening to this and are ready to share our findings around what options are suitable and now want further local feedback.”

The engagement starts today, and the in person drop-in session are on:

• Monday 16^th November, 9:30am to 11:30am at Maghull Parish Hall
• Tuesday 17^th November, 7pm to 9pm at Maghull Cricket Club Clubhouse
• Thursday 26^th November, 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Northway Primary School

For those unable to attend drop-in sessions, paper copies are available at Meadows Library. Alternatively, people can have their say on Your Sefton Your Say before Friday 4^th December.

Improving safety

Cllr Hart, added: “Driving through the heart of the area, the A59 is a busy road and we know that it can be difficult to cross. Our A59 Corridor improvement works have been designed, with the input for local residents, to make it easier and safer to cross.

“Whether they are local pupils walking, wheeling, scooting, or cycling to school, people walking their dog to the park, people getting to work or popping to the local shops, people will really benefit from the scheme. It is about making safer crossings for everyone, young and old, to make sure it works for even the most vulnerable.

“We want people to be able to feel like they can leave the car at home for short local trips and that they can get around their local area safely.”

Kenyons Lane

The Dodds Lane proposals are part of the A59 Corridor improvements. This year work completed on Kenyons Lane, around 500m further up the A59, which saw positive feedback from one parent:

“Thanks to this path and junction my 10-year-old has been enjoying the freedom to cycle safely to and from school each day by himself. There’s no way without it, he’d have been safe enough, so a big thank you to all involved in what he calls ‘my super smooth cycle path of dreams’.”

The £5m improvement work on Kenyons Lane included the installation of a Cycle Optimised Protected Signal (CYCLOPS) junction which saw controlled crossings, highway and footway improvements and the reduction of the speed limit from 60mph to 40mph. Other comments showed that local residents were enjoying the positive impacts of the scheme.

Now, the Council is continuing the improvements and working with local people to improve the Dodds Lane junction. 

Have your say on Dodds Lane junction improvements.