Issue details

This report is to seek Committees approval for changes to the highway layout and traffic control at Vermont Way and Delaware Road in Bootle town centre. The principal change is the replacement of the existing mini roundabout layout at the Vermont Way / Delaware Rd junction with a new traffic signal junction.

In addition, modifications to enable a left turn access will be introduced from Marsh Lane into Delaware Road, with an aim to revoke the existing one-way restriction on Delaware Road and enable two-way access along the full length of Delaware Road. This will support the overall redistribution of the vehicular access in this area, and provide greater flexibility as vehicular access is currently only possible via Washington Parade and Vermont Way.

The introduction of the new traffic signal junction on Vermont Way will enable the two-way operation of The Strand service road at Vermont Way, to replace the current one-way circular arrangement, whereby service vehicles access the road from Washington Parade, and egress from Vermont Way. This is necessary to release a section of the Service Road, i.e., that parallel to the canal, to be incorporated into the emerging development proposals for Phase 1 of the Bootle New Strand Reimagining Project, which will involve the closure of the vehicular access from Washington Parade.