RESIDENTS on the notorious Grane Road have persuaded councillors to consider yet more measures to reduced speed on the high-risk highway.

A consultation exercise by the county council into plans for large scale traffic calming raised objections but instead brought requests for more to be done.

The Lancashire Evening Telegraph has backed the residents with its "Stop the Carnage" campaign and a new county council report says those requests will be considered.

Members of the highways and transport committee were told: "There is no real objection to the measures which have been proposed, although the detailed responses have requested many additional measures which still need to be fully assessed."

New chevrons signs, improved road markings including "SLOW" signs, extensions to double white lines and illuminated road studs already look set to be approved by the committee.

Speed cuts have also been approved subject to public consultation on stretches of the Blackburn to Haslingden route.

But County hall highways experts have already outlined reasons why lorries cannot be barred from the road and other traffic calming measures which have been deemed unsuitable are speed cameras, continuous double white lines, a mini roundabout at the Holden Arms and road humps.

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