New measures are set to be introduced on a road to slow down motorists who travel at 'three times the speed limit' .

Chew Moor Lane could soon have chicanes and new signage after a five year campaign to slow down drivers.

Neighbours have been asked for their views during a public consultation and now it is hoped the measures will be given the green light

Cllr Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon first circulated a petition highlighting the need for measures while on Westhoughton Town Council.

Now a representing Westhoughton and Chew Moor and Bolton Borough Council, she is hoping that her efforts are about to see results.

She said: “I did a video regarding the petition and while we were doing it we had two car racing side by side up Chew Moor Lane.

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“It was unbelievable what we witnessed.

“Pre-Covid there were speeds of probably 60 or 70 mph on average any time of the day, bearing in mind it’s a 30 mph road going into a village coming off a roundabout at the top.

“I pulled the data going into Covid and we had speeds in excess of 90 mph going down a 30 mph road.

A sign which notifies passing motorists of the speed they are going has already been installed on the stretch of road, and the new measures have been put forward to residents off Chew Moor Lane and the surrounding area in December last year.

As long as there are no major objections, the plans are likely to be given to go ahead soon following approval by Bolton Council’s highways department.

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The councillor added: “It’s a turfed chicane and there’s going to be ‘slow down’ signs on the road and textured paint.

“They’ve got to slow down, they’ve got no option, to deal with the chicane. There’s no way you can go through that indent on the road at speeds above 30, I would have thought.”

Cllr Eckersley-Fallon, who lives just off Chew Moor Lane, has been on the scene of a collision on the road in the past, including hit and run crashes.

She said: “There is a lot of accidents on the road. People just put their foot down as soon as they come off the roundabout towards the motorway bridge.”

Despite this, however, it appears that the road does not meet the requirements for a fixed speed camera.

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Cllr Eckersley-Fallon said: “You can’t get speed cameras that easily. It sounds awful but you to get a speed camera you’ve got to have a fatality or a really serious amount of injuries on the road.

“You can reach out to the police but ultimately, it’s their decision.”