'Dangerous': Councillors hit out at over state of roads in Blackpool
“Road safety is a huge thing, it’s important, and this is a quick and inexpensive fix.”
Two Blackpool councillors have called for urgent council action over the ‘dangerous’ road conditions in their wards.
Councillor Mark Gerard Walsh of Squires Gate, and Councillor Julie Sloman, of Norbreck, have both expressed serious concern about faded road markings across Blackpool.
Explaining the issue to the Gazette, Cllr Gerard Walsh said: “Over time the council have come along and they've repaired the roads. As a result, the road markings have disappeared gradually and they've been replaced with just tarmac, so it’s just a cumulative effect of multiple repairs over the years
“Residents have contacted me saying that when they're travelling, there's some junctions in particular where they don’t know where they’re going. It’s dangerous.
“So I've asked the council highways department for a review, and they’ve said it is a cause for concern. Road safety is a huge thing, it’s important, and this is a quick and inexpensive fix.”
In Squires Gate, some of the roads missing markings include Rosebank Avenue, Orchard Avenue and Rosacre Road. According to Cllr Gerard Walsh, the markings on Stonycroft Avenue have ‘completely disappeared’.
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Cllr Sloman has similar grievances in Norbreck; she claims that some of the road markings in and around Norbreck Primary Academy are similarly unrecognisable, posing a serious danger to school children and pedestrians.
Blackpool council is currently committed to spending £6.6m on road and highway maintenance in the 2025/26 fiscal year. The council has been approached for comment on this issue.