Lucy Allan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Allan on 2016-01-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to reduce the number of traffic lights at roundabouts in Telford.

Andrew Jones

Provision of traffic lights is the responsibility of the local traffic authority, in this case Telford and Wrekin Council. It is for them to decide if lights are required at junctions on their network, taking into account local circumstances such as accident records, traffic flows and road layout. The Department does not intervene in local matters such as this.

The Department recommends local authorities regularly review sites to ensure the use of signal control is still appropriate, revising timings as needed and removing signals where possible.