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Safer Routes in Communities
Published: 15/10/2014
Flintshire County Council could change the way in which it prioritises highway
improvements and school/community safety road safety initiatives after a
Cabinet meeting this Thursday (16 October).
Members are being asked to consider a new way of assessing future highway
improvements that could also form the basis for project bids to request funding
from Welsh Government and the Council’s own capital works programme.
There are currently many different types of highway and safety improvement
schemes being promoted by the Council and requested by residents and community
organisations, such as casualty reduction schemes, school/community based
safety schemes, and various requests to improve the highway network for road
users.
Councillor Bernie Attridge, Cabinet Member for Environment said: “The new
Highway Improvement Matrix, will provide a single assessment method for all
types of highway improvements. If approved, it will be used to prioritise the
highway safety schemes which provide the greatest benefits to the community and
those which are most likely to be successful in achieving external funding. The
process will ensure transparency in the process and that the schemes chosen are
the highest priority in the County”