Calls to scrap the Westy Low Traffic Neighbourhood have been raised in Parliament by Andy Carter MP.
Despite some small adjustments to the traffic scheme by Council Highways Officers in recent weeks, the MP for Warrington South has highlighted the continuing opposition by residents to the Latchford LTN in Parliament.
In a question to the Leader of the House of Commons earlier today, Andy Carter said: “Roads have been closed to traffic resulting in longer journey times and more congestion. 87% of impacted residents in a survey I conducted say they want it to go back to how they were. Local Councillors need to listen to local residents and scrap these changes.”
The Warrington South MP called for a full debate in Parliament on the use of low traffic neighbourhoods and made reference to a local household survey he undertook in early Autumn, where 88% of the respondents said they did not support the decision of the council to close Grange Avenue to through traffic and 84% believed the changes had resulted in increased journey times. Journey times along Kingsway and Knutsford Road have been significantly impacted and the MP is warning that when Stockton Heath swing bridge closes to traffic early next year the roads through Latchford will be chaos.
Responding to the questions, Penny Mordaunt MP, the Leader of the House of Commons said Councillors should take note of what local people are saying “…not just because that’s what their representatives are supposed to do but because quite often they will have the best ideas about how to manage particular situations.”
The Leader also congratulated the Warrington South MP on securing an urgent debate on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Parliament in the coming weeks.
