A Salford Road is among 27 projects across the country which are to benfit from £47.5 million of government investment
The A6042 Trinity Way in Salford will benefit from £743K in the latest injection of funding between the A6 (Chapel Street) and A665 (Cheetham Hill Road)
Other schemes in the Nort wEst to benefit from funding include the A586 in Blackpool and the A5038 in Liverpool
The programme , which includes re-designing junctions and improving signage and road markings, will says the Department for Transport, reduce the risk of collisions which will in turn reduce congestion, journey times and emissions.
To date, £100 million has been provided through the programme to improve the 50 most dangerous roads in England, the majority of which are rural roads
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said:
Britain’s roads are some of the safest in the world, but we are always looking at ways to help keep drivers and all road users safe.
We’re injecting £47.5 million so that local councils around the country have the support they need to keep everyone safe, while reducing congestion and emissions and supporting local economies.
The allocation of £47.5 million to 27 different schemes has been based on data independently surveyed and provided by the Road Safety Foundation. The data analysed is based on a road safety risk, looking at data on those killed and seriously injured alongside traffic levels.
The previous rounds of the Safer Roads Fund programme focused on treating the 50 highest-risk local ‘A road’ sections in England with enhanced road safety engineering interventions. The scheme is set to prevent around 1,450 fatal and serious injuries over the next 20 years.
According to Road Safety Foundation analysis, early estimates suggest that the £47.5 million investment should prevent around 760 fatal and serious injuries over the next 20 years, with a benefit to society of £420 million.
