A trial of temporary traffic lights on Salford’s busiest roundabout is being extended for a further 12 months.
The lights at Worsley Courthouse roundabout are set to be extended after their initial six month period has proved successful, by improving traffic flow and safety for the 14,000 vehicles that pass through at peak times.
After being installed in February, data shows that general traffic journey times in the morning have improved on all approaches from between 27 seconds to three minutes and 26 seconds quicker.
In addition, morning bus journey times have reduced by between 20 seconds and up to eight minutes.
The afternoon results show there has been an average 10 seconds increase in general traffic journey times on the Worsley Brow approach, a fear which some residents voiced at the start of the trial.
Councillor McCusker, Lead Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development said: “The results are very good so far. The initial data is also showing us there are no significant impacts on journey times.”
The signals are on Monday to Friday between 15:30 – 18:00 to assist with the afternoon peak traffic. Outside of those hours, including weekends, the signals are only activated if significant queues are detected on Worsley Road or Barton Road by one of the sensors.
He continued: “We are making the decision to continue the trial so we have detailed seasonal statistics before we make a final decision. Our overall aim is to reduce the time people have to sit in traffic and to do this in the safest way possible.”
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