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Written question asked by Jamie Reed (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2016 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Traffic Lights: Whitehaven

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications have been made for the installation of permanent traffic lights on the B5345 (Whitehaven) in the last five years.

Answer

Installation of traffic lights is the responsibility of the local traffic authority. They do not have to obtain approval to do so from the Department.

Cumbria County Council sought advice from the Department in January 2016 about placing traffic signals on the B5345 at Meadow View, but this did not constitute an application for approval.

Legislation restricts the use of traffic lights to places where there is conflict, either between vehicles or vehicles and pedestrians. This means junctions, places where the headroom or width of the road is permanently restricted, or crossing places. The Department’s view was that this site did not fall within any of these circumstances and Cumbria County Council was advised accordingly.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
57608
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Traffic lights Whitehaven
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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