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Leicester head welcomes 20mph speed limit

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The head teacher at a Leicester primary has welcomed plans for traffic calming measures around an accident black spot close by. Carol Browne, head of St Mary's Fields Primary, in Rowley Fields, says that proposals by Leicester City Council to limit traffic to 20mph and install speed humps, along Heyworth Road, outside the school, should help to slow traffic down. Transport bosses at the council say that in the five-year period to December 31 2012, some 13 accidents had taken place in the area, four of which involved children. Speed humps will also be installed on the nearby streets off Narborough Road from Raymond Road to Haddenham Road. The total cost for the scheme £75,000. Mrs Browne said that although she believed none of the accidents in the past five years had involved youngsters from the school, both she and the governors were supporting new safety measures. "Our governors are very supportive of the proposal for a 20mph zone and for traffic calming measures in the area as they feel that it will improve road safety around the school," she said. Mrs Brown added that teachers patrolled the area directly outside the school most mornings to ensure parents and others did not park on zig zag lines. Money has been set aside for the work from the integrated transport capital programme. The 20mph zone will cover 12 residential streets around the schools, totalling over 3,000 metres of road. A consultation on the proposed changes got underway today and residents have until Friday, June 28, to comment on them. Leaflets outlining the plans are being handed out to people living on the streets involved and views can also be made online. The work is the latest in a series of nine planned schemes to bring 20mph zones where residents have requested them. Consultation work has already been completed for schemes in the St Matthews, Harrison Road and Bradgate Heights areas, with further schemes and consultation planned for the areas around Sandhurst Road, Aylestone Village and Humberstone Village. There are also schemes planned for the areas around Woodstock Primary, in Beaumont Leys, and Mowmacre Hill Primary. Leicester city mayor Peter Soulsby said: "The pledge to make 20mph zones available where residents want them was a key manifesto pledge, and St Mary's Fields is the latest one upon which we're consulting. "I'd urge people to make their views knows so we can ensure these schemes are designed around what residents what." To view the proposals and leave a comment visit: consultations.leicester.gov.uk• Should all residential streets have 20mph limits? Have your say below and vote in our poll on the right of this web page.

Leicester head welcomes 20mph speed limit


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