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Crosby's A596 speed limit is up for discussion on Thursday Call for a lower speed limit on the A596 through Crosby goes to Thursday's highways board

By Marra News Desk 3 min read From newsandstar.co.uk
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Call for a lower speed limit on the A596 through Crosby goes to Thursday's highways board
Photo: David Purchase / Geograph, CC BY-SA 2.0 (the A596 in Crosby, 2016)

Folk in Crosby have been asking for years for the A596 to drop from 40 to 30. On Thursday the question goes in front of the council's highways board.

This is for anyone living in Crosby, Crosby Villa or round Crosscanonby, and anyone who uses the A596 between Maryport and Carlisle.

On Thursday 22 October, Cumberland Council's highways and transport board meets at the Civic Centre in Carlisle. In the bit where the public can ask questions, someone's going to ask the board to commit to a much lower speed limit through Crosby that's actually enforced. They're saying it's really a narrow village street, not a main road, and they want to know what the council will do about the tight crossing points they say aren't safe.

It's 40mph through the village now, and people there and Crosscanonby Parish Council have been pushing for 30 for a long time. Laura Morgan, vice chair of the parish council, told the News & Star earlier this year it would be "money well spent". The police stuck a speed sign outside the kids' play area in Crosby from 24 March until about 26 April. Most drivers were under 40, but a small number were caught going far too fast. And when the parish asked people, more than 73 per cent of those who answered said speeding was the biggest problem round there.

The council says Crosby's part of a bigger review of speed limits across Cumberland, looking at traffic, speeds, crashes and the road layout. A council spokesperson said: "Any proposals arising from this review will be subject to a formal public consultation process, during which community feedback will be welcomed and encouraged."

What you can do: anyone can go to the meeting, and the papers are on the council's website under the highways and transport strategic board. If they do propose changes, keep an eye out for the consultation and get your say in. You can always have a word with your councillor or the parish council too.

A member of the public will ask Cumberland Council's highways and transport strategic board on Thursday 22 October to commit to a significantly lower, enforceable speed limit on the A596 through Crosby, near Maryport.

This is for people living in Crosby, Crosby Villa and the rest of Crosscanonby parish, and for anyone who drives the A596 between Maryport and Carlisle.

Cumberland Council's highways and transport strategic board meets at the Civic Centre in Carlisle on Thursday 22 October. During the public participation part of the meeting, a member of the public will ask the board to commit to a significantly reduced, enforceable speed limit through Crosby. Their question describes the road as a narrow residential village street rather than a trunk road, and asks what assessments or widening the council will carry out at crossing pinch points that they say are dangerous and sub-standard.

The limit through the village is currently 40mph, and villagers and Crosscanonby Parish Council have long asked for 30mph. Parish council vice chair Laura Morgan told the News & Star earlier this year that a lower limit would be "money well spent". Police put a speed indication device outside the children's play area in Crosby from 24 March to about 26 April. Their findings showed that a small number of drivers were recorded at excessive speeds, though most passed below 40mph. In a parish survey, more than 73 per cent of people who replied said speeding was the biggest challenge facing the parish.

The council has said the Crosby request is part of a wider review of speed limits across Cumberland, looking at traffic and speed data, collision history and the road layout. A council spokesperson said: "Any proposals arising from this review will be subject to a formal public consultation process, during which community feedback will be welcomed and encouraged."

What you can do: the meeting is public, and papers are published on the council's website under the highways and transport strategic board. If changes are proposed, watch for the formal consultation and have your say then. You can also raise concerns with your local councillor or the parish council.