Urgent calls to sort 'unsafe, nightmare' roundabout plaguing city's drivers

Community leaders in Worsley are calling for action on a nightmare roundabout which is causing safety concerns and huge traffic build ups. The two roundabouts that connect to the M60 see a constant build up of traffic during rush hour periods and leads motorists to take unnecessary risks, ward councillors have said.

Councillor Robin Garrido, speaking on behalf of his fellow Worsley and Westwood Park councillors Adam Kealey and Karen Garrido, explained that traffic lights should be introduced as a short term solution. Salford City Council have said that this is currently one of the options under review.

“We have been pursuing this for a number of years both through the City Mayor and Highways England but I am afraid they do not seem to understand the urgency of the situation,” Coun Garrido said.

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“The roundabouts at the Court House and Church Brow were both remodelled as part of the so called improvements to deal with traffic to the RHS but these changes have caused complete chaos with traffic from Leigh Road, Walkden Road, Worsley Road and Barton Road with cars approaching at speed and then merging into one lane at the Court House to access the Southbound slip Road onto the M60.

“This causes a complete bottleneck and makes it almost impossible for traffic from Barton Road/Worsley Road and Worsley Road to access the roundabout. This has now become a major safety concern both for local motorists and pedestrians and this was frequently and urgently raised with us during this year's recent local elections by residents.

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“We are calling for urgent action to be taken, perhaps