School Streets - St Alban's Primary School
St Albans Primary School and Wirral Council worked together to trial a ‘School Streets’ scheme This scheme has now been made permanent.
A School Street is a stretch of road outside a school that is temporarily closed to traffic during school drop-off and pick-up times.
The Roads that are closed to general traffic are Ashburton Road, Overton Road, Acland Road and Liscard Grove between the hours of 8.30am – 9.10am & 3.00pm – 3.30pm, Monday to Friday.
This limits traffic in the roads outside the school at key times and creates a predominantly car free zone.
The map below shows which roads are closed during the School Street operational hours.
When will the School Street be in operation?
The Roads that will be closed to general traffic are Ashburton Road, Overton Road, Acland Road and Liscard Grove between the hours of 8.30am – 9.10am & 3.00pm – 3.30pm, Monday to Friday. Only pedestrians, cyclists or motorists with an exemption will be able to access the School Street during these times.
Why are you introducing a School Street?
A school street reduces the build-up of traffic outside the school gates for local residents and those using the school and creates a safer, healthier and happier environment for children, families and people in the community. There are a number of concerns in relation to school traffic and parking in the vicinity of Raeburn Primary School where children are trying to walk, cycle or scoot.
This scheme will encourage families to walk, cycle, scoot or park further away from the school and walk the last part of the journey. Many children and families are already doing this, and it would be great to see even more people joining them.
Where can I park to drop my child/children off?
Please refer to the map showing which roads will be closed.
We are actively encouraging people to walk, cycle or scoot to school. If you have limited options to do this due to work commitments etc. we would encourage people to park and stride for the remainder of the journey. The council will work with the schools involved and their community to make sure that alternative suggestions are considered.
We have introduced a park and stride scheme at the park for parents / carers who have a long distance to drive, for more information on this please speak with the School Office
If you are parking on roads outside of the School Street zone please be considerate of residents (for example, by not parking over driveways) and existing parking restrictions.
How can I have my say?
Thank you to those who contributed to our survey. This survey is now closed. The findings will be analysed and shared once the pilot is complete.