Safer School Journeys - St Benedicts Primary School

Overview

The Safer School Journeys programme is a city-wide initiative designed to make streets around schools safer, healthier and more welcoming for pupils, families and the wider community.

Funded through the Clean Air Zone and aligned with the city’s Road Harm Reduction Strategy, this programme offers dedicated support to help schools identify and address road safety concerns, improve air quality, and encourage more walking, wheeling, and cycling. It also supports the vision for Kids Streets across the West Midlands.

St Benedicts Primary School has been selected for improvements as part of this programme.

We are proposing to introduce:

• A one-way on Heather Road (from Somerville Road to Coventry Road) to improve access and safety
• A one-way on St Benedicts Road (from Coventry Road to Somerville Road) to improve access and safety
• Junction narrowing where both roads meet Coventry Road to slow vehicles and make it easier and safer for people to cross the road
• Refurbishment of existing crossing points outside school to make it easier and safer for people to cross the road
• Widened pavement and extended markings outside the school on St Benedicts Road to improve visibility and provide more space for people walking and wheeling
• Coloured road surfacing and repainting of worn-out road markings to make drivers aware they are entering an area with a school

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