{"id":410174,"date":"2025-09-09T10:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/410174\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:18:16","slug":"final-decision-on-controversial-one-way-system-for-ramsbottom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/410174\/","title":{"rendered":"Final decision on controversial one-way system for Ramsbottom"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 1.500 people took part in a consultation about the contentious proposals to change traffic flows<\/p>\n

10:53, 09 Sep 2025Updated 10:58, 09 Sep 2025<\/p>\n

Bridge Street in Ramsbottom<\/p>\n

Plans for a one-way system in Ramsbottom town centre have been scrapped after an outcry from hundreds of residents.<\/p>\n

Last year, Bury<\/a> council launched a consultation on a range of \u2018Streets for All\u2019 investment schemes in the centre of the town.<\/p>\n

Initial proposals included changing traffic flows to make the roads one way going up Bridge Street from the railway station up to Bolton<\/a> Street and then one way coming down Kay Brow leading onto Railway Street.<\/p>\n

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The council said this was \u2018specifically to tackle the conflict between pedestrians and traffic on Bridge Street\u2019 but has now decided that, following the consultation, it will not proceed with the one-way system.<\/p>\n

The council has today published the details of the consultation.<\/p>\n

A proposed one-way system through Ramsbottom has been scrapped<\/p>\n

It said that while some elements of the Streets for All scheme were supported, such as footpath improvements and new crossings, the proposed one-way system \u2018generated significant concerns\u2019.<\/p>\n

They mostly related to the use of Kay Brow for HGVs and buses, a perception that it would lead to increased congestion, and the potential impact on access for emergency services.<\/p>\n

The local authority said the remaining planned investments would improve pedestrian safety in Ramsbottom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More than 1,500 responses were received during discussions.<\/p>\n

Improvements now suggested include creating widened footpaths, a 20mph zone and new pedestrian crossings.<\/p>\n

The council said it will concentrate on delivering the proposals that were supported by the community, as well looking at wider opportunities to improve cycling and walking routes to the town centre.<\/p>\n

Coun Eamonn O\u2019Brien, leader of Bury Council, said: \u201cThe volume and strength of feeling expressed during the consultation highlights the importance of Ramsbottom town centre to the local community. Local councillors in Ramsbottom echoed much of what the community said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s exactly why we reached out to residents to consult, to listen, and we can now show that we have changed our approach in light of that feedback.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe plan to move forward with elements of the town centre proposals that received clear public support, such as safer pedestrian crossings, and will not be implementing a one-way system. We will also be improving some walking and cycling routes to and from the town centre. These improvements will bring real benefits to the local community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will be delivered using the funding we\u2019ve secured for Ramsbottom through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS).<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe will be consulting on the details of these plans later in the year to ensure residents continue to have a voice in shaping the future of their town.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CRSTS funding is capital investment ringfenced for walking, cycling, and sustainable transport and cannot be used to fund other day-to-day revenue spend such as maintaining the roads or creating more parking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 1.500 people took part in a consultation about the contentious proposals to change traffic flows 10:53,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,1285,393,4884,2465,36876,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-410174","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-bury","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-ramsbottom","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115173831774364330","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}