Southport Eastern Access Improvement Scheme - Key Stakeholder Information

Overview

Sefton Council are improving our streets and transport network to support our Sefton 2030 Vision, throughout the whole of the Borough of Sefton.

The Southport Eastern Access scheme spans from Eastbank Street / Bridge Street to Kew Roundabout and connects to Foul Lane and Meols Cop Station. The proposals are to introduce new and upgraded junctions and active travel (walking and cycling) routes along Scarisbrick New Road, Southport Road, Kew Roundabout, Foul Lane, Meols Cop Road, Norwood Road and Haig Avenue.

Southport is recognised as a key area in the borough’s economic growth plans and an improved streetscene and transport network in the East will contribute significantly towards this. The proposed Southport Eastern Access Improvements scheme seeks to improve the road, pedestrian and cycling network between the town centre and the Southport Road border in Kew.

Improvements would look to improve conditions for all and are aimed at easing congestion issues for motorists and "rat running" on key routes to and from Southport town centre, including Scarisbrick New Road and through the local area including Norwood Road, Meols Cop Road and Butts Lane. We will work with the community to put measures in place to make sure that traffic use the main roads rather than travelling through the residential areas. We also want to improve access to Kew Retail Park and the surrounding area and the industrial units on Crowland Street and to revamp cycling and pedestrian infrastructure at the eastern approach to the town.  

The improvement scheme has been split up into several junctions and corridors which are:

• Bridge Street Junction
• Virginia Street Roundabout
• Hampton Road Tiger Crossing
• Kew Roundabout
• Castlemore Junction
• Foul Lane Enhanced Cycleway
• Meols Cop School Active Travel Access
• Sussex Road Junction
• Bispham Road Junction

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Copies of the plans for each junction/corridor can be found on the individual junction/corridor pages or at the bottom of this page in the Related Documents section.

Why your views matter

Following the initial consultation with local residents and businesses and the wider public in Spring 2021, the Southport Eastern Access Improvements scheme designs have now been further developed. The initial designs have also been through a review process with Active Travel England, who are the national government review body for the active travel element of all highways and transportation schemes. 

Following the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's (LCRCA) securing of funding from the Central Government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements Fund, Sefton Council are now working towards developing a Full Business Case to help secure some funding for the scheme from the LCRCA.

As part of this process we are undertaking further engagement on the revised scheme designs, starting with informing and talking to key stakeholders who may be directly impacted. Once we have undertaken this first stage of engagement we will then be launching a wider, public facing campaign.

You have been identified as a key stakeholder at this stage and we would welcome your views during this early engagement. 

What happens next

This is the first stage of consultation on the detailed design of the scheme. The results will be analysed and all comments will be taken back to the design team.