Work on a new bus lane on Preston's busy New Hall Lane is set to begin soon, despite local objections. The new lane, intended to improve bus service reliability, will be monitored by cameras with fines for unauthorized vehicles.
Work on controversial plans for a new bus lane on one of the busiest roads in Preston is set to begin later this week. The facility is to be introduced on the city-bound side of New Hall Lane from just after Fishwick Road through to Witton Street. Once up and running, it will become the ninth bus-only restriction in Preston .
Just like its counterparts, the new zone will be monitored by cameras to capture any unauthorised vehicles straying into it – a breach that will result in drivers being issued with fines in the post. Cyclists will be permitted to use the lane.No road closures will be required during the work – which will begin on Thursday (2 January) – but temporary traffic lights may be needed at some points. Lancashire County Council says the move will improve the reliability of bus services on the notoriously congested route, which is often at a crawl during peak times. The authority is pressing ahead with the change – which was approved by cabinet members back in May – in spite of a near 400-signature petition objecting to it. However, a formal public consultation had previously attracted just three responses. The installation of the new bus lane – along a 450-yard stretch of New Hall Lane – will see the remaining space for other westbound traffic reduced. But highways bosses have insisted there is sufficient room to accommodate the new arrangements. A second phase of the £100,000 project – to be funded by County Hall’s government-funded bus service improvement plan – will involve the remodelling of the New Hall Lane junction with the A6 London Road in order to boost capacity. Work on those changes, which include the installation of new traffic lights, will begin on a date yet to be decided later this yea
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