Accident 'blackspot' junctions to be improved

Bramall Lane roundabout is one of the three junctions that will be improved

Road junctions that have recorded high numbers of traffic collisions are to be improved in a £274,000 scheme.

Sheffield City Council said it hoped the work would reduce the number of injuries sustained in crashes at the blackspots in the city centre.

The Eyre Street, Matilda Street, London Road and St Mary's Gate junctions will be reconfigured as well as the Bramall Lane roundabout, and a new pedestrian crossing will be built in Nether Edge.

More than 240 people in the neighbourhood signed a petition calling for a safe crossing point back in 2021.

A permanent pedestrian crossing will be installed at the junction of Psalter Lane and Osborne Road in Nether Edge

A feasibility study for each location has been commissioned to determine what actions could be taken to improve safety.

A temporary crossing would be provided at the Psalter Lane/Osborne Road junction in Nether Edge before its replacement with a permanent zebra crossing.

The funding for the project came from the Local and Neighbourhood Transport Complementary Programme, which is funded by the Department for Transport and administered through the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA).