More than £3m will be put into new safety measures to cut the number of serious and fatal crashes on a busy main road in Newcastle.
City transport officials have promised upgrades to the A186 after being given a multi-million pound cash boost by the Government. The route, the Newcastle section of which runs all the way from Denton Burn to Walker, has been identified among 27 of the most high-risk roads in England which are being targeted for improvements.
According to the Road Safety Foundation, there were 262 collisions on the A186 from 2016 to 2020 – 53 of which were fatal or serious. The new measures could include installing signalised crossings to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as better road markings and signage.
