Highways bosses to rethink proposals for dangerous Wolverhampton junction
Highways chiefs are to spend six weeks considering traffic calming measures at a notorious accident blackspot in Wolverhampton after residents and councillors launched a major protest against earlier proposals.
The Rock in Tettenhall is Wolverhampton’s second most dangerous junction, with 12 personal injuries sustained in collisions there in recent years.
The council recently responded to calls to introduce measures to increase safety and reduce traffic queues at the busy junction.
After examining traffic data and exploring a range of options, highways bosses sparked controversy by planning to introduce a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) stopping right-hand turns – the cause of most accidents – from Henwood Road and Lower Street.
A consultation on the proposal which closed on January 12, prompted a total of 291 responses expressing varying opinions.
However, people living in the village – along with all six local Conservative councillors – vehemently opposed the council’s ‘no right turn’ plans, with more than 300 residents attending a public protest at Tettenhall Pool on January 14.
