20/08/2026
ā ļøNuttall Lane speeding ā ļø
Yesterday I spoke with the highways team about speeding on Nuttall Lane. Iāve spoken to many residents on Nuttall and Whittingham drive about the road, the majority all expressed concerns about vehicles speeding.
The last time this road was considered for improvements was around 15 years ago as part of Buryās āStreetsafeā initiative. This was an initiative driven by Bury to implement 20mph speed limits or Zones on the majority of residential streets in the borough. However, half way through the project, funding was withdrawn and the remaining funding that had been allocated for schemes was diverted into pothole repair work.
The Nuttall Lane area was subsequently one of the areas that missed out on a scheme being implemented at that time. No speed or traffic counts have been undertaken since this time.
In the light of this fact, I have requested the highways team to order a Metronet count/speed survey with Transport for Greater Manchester (Tfgm) to ascertain what the current conditions are like on the road.
It usually takes about 2-3 months for TfGM to programme in a count and subsequently feedback the data to the respective highways authority, in this case Bury.
Weāll be out speaking to residents about the issue to gauge support for lowering the speed limit, and importantly then making sure itās enforced and complimented in the long term with other traffic calming measures.
Ramsbottom Labour Party
