The local authority agreed to review the current measures outside education hubs across the region to determine the capital investment budget required to improve road safety close to schools. Project costs will then be presented to elected members for consideration and inclusion in the council’s capital programme. Councillor David McBride said: “Our young people deserve to feel safe when they are travelling to school regardless of how they get there. This work will help to improve the safety on roads around schools for all road users. “Development in our road safety arrangements can be a fairly involved and lengthy process and so this review will help to identify the areas which require investment without unnecessary delay.”

Source: The Times December 25, 2023 12:47 UTC