BIDSTON/MORETON "HEALTHY HIGHWAY/KEY-WORKERS CORRIDOR" - FENDER LANE. Existing layout provides 2 lanes of vehicular traffic in each direction, with overall carriageway width per 2 lanes approx. 7.6m. NCR Proposal is to provide one lane for vehicular traffic and one lane "Healthy Highway" in each direction. Each approx. 3.8m wide comprising of a 2.3m WALLASEY 56 wide cycle lane separated from traffic by a 1.2m wide hatched mandatory road marking and wand/orca light segregation infrastructure. In terms of Key Workers, both Moreton and Bidston/Birkenhead have several care homes, doctors, health centres, chemists, sheltered accomodation, BIDSTON CYCLE LINK assisted living facilities, schools and a specialist college. With most "journeys" being short distance the proposal provides a viable alternative to those needing to get from A to B that either do not have access to car, are avoiding public transport as per government guidelines, or have always wanted to NCR walk/cycle this route but have never been able to do so. 56 In terms of local economy & employers, in the immediate vicinity of the link at the Moreton end is an ALDI supermarket, Tesco Express, and a hub of JCT 1 shops/supermarkets found at Moreton Cross. Beyond Moreton directly lies Leasowe, Meols, Hoylake, West Kirby, Upton and Arrowe Park. At the RETAIL Bidston end lies a Tesco Superstore, Jct 1 Retail Park (containing ALDI, M&S, B&Q, Halfords, Home Bargains etc) and the long hub of shops found BIDSTON TRAIN STATION PARK along Bidston and Birkenhead North. Beyond Bidston lies Birkenhead North and Birkenhead Town Centre. There, can be found existing cycle links that Existing shared connect to both North East Wirral (Wallasey) and South East Wirral (A41 and beyond). NCR footway/cycleway 56 One of Wirral's key objectives, both long term and in light of COVID-19 is to protect the vulnerable - both Bidston, Moreton and the areas immediately COVID around have fairly high levels of poverty where you would expect car ownership to be low. In addition the air quality in the area must undoubtedly be TESTING CENTRE poor due to the high volumes of vehicular traffic that use Fender Lane, Hoylake Road, Laird Street, and the A554 dual carriageway link road that connects to the nearby M53, Wallasey, Jct1 retail park and the Mersey Tunnel to Liverpool. The link will: NCR TESCO a) increase sustainable travel use thereby increasing the health of local residents. 56 b) decrease car use locally thereby improving overall air quality long term. Consider removing guardrail to assist with social distancing issues. Bus-Stop either side of carriageway serving; 38 Gold, 38A, 407, 628, 633, 703, 811. NCR Operating modified services due to COVID19. 56 LEASOWE TRAIN STATION Existing shared footway/cycleway Provide approx 200m of mandatory cycle lane along Hoylake NCR Rd, in both directions, to tie-in to Proposed Fender Lane Link 56 Start/End point @existing shared Proposed "Floating Bus Bay" Arrangement footway/cycleway traffic signals CLAREMOUNT SPECIALIST COLLEGE BIRKENHEAD NCR ALDI Consider removing guardrail to assist 56 NCR 56 with social distancing issues. MORETON NCR 56 NCR 56 EXACT LIMITS AND TM LAYOUT TO BE AGREED WITH MARK REDMAN AND CARL AMOS. PAUL CROPPER TO BE CONSULTED OVER POTENTIAL CHANGES TO PHASING OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS. AGREEMENTS TO BE REACHED OVER MATERIALS USED - i) CONES & TEMP SIGNS ALONE, ii) CONES + CHANGES TO ROAD MARKINGS/LININGS & TEMP SIGNS, OR, iii) LIGHT SEGREGATION FEATURES SUCH AS WANDS/ORCAS + CHANGES TO ROAD MARKINGS/LININGS & TEMP SIGNS. Drawn: LB CONSULTATION NEEDED WITH MERSEYTRAVEL/STAGECOACH/ARRIVA OVER CHANGES TO BUS STOPS AND ANY IMPACT PROPOSALS MAY HAVE ON THEIR SERVICES. Date: 05/20 Not To Scale.