£7m junction upgrade... but parents want bridge

ROAD CHANGES TO BEGIN, BUT RESIDENTS STILL HAVE SAFETY FEARS

- By ELLIOT JESSETT

A MAJOR upgrade of a Merseyside road will get under way next month after National Highways (NH) announced a £7m investment to “transform” a junction.

The fresh investment will be used to make changes at the A5036 junction connecting Park Lane with Park Lane West.

The news comes after several high profile reports on the concerns of parents who have been calling for the replacement of a now demolished footbridge over the A5036.

In autumn of 2022, the Park Lane footbridge in Netherton was torn down after it was struck by an HGV truck. Since then, a temporary signalised crossing has been in place.

A statement released by NH stated: “While initial studies in 2018 explored a replacement bridge, further feasibility work revealed that a new bridge would be unaffordable and would not meet modern accessibility standards, which was announced in September 2023.