FAQs

Subject to business case approval, this scheme is funded by Active Travel England’s Consolidated Active Travel Fund. This fund was awarded to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and is for the delivery of high-quality walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure. All schemes in this programme have to be delivered by March 2028.  

Wakefield Council, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

The expected project is £1.75million with funding from the Consolidated Active Travel Fund secured through the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and subject to business case approval.

We are proposing a number of improvements to pedestrian crossings giving safer access to schools and the local area. Proposals include reducing the speed limit in the area to 20mph, to align with the broader West Yorkshire Vision Zero programme and replacing damaged speed humps on Wakefield Road.

Active travel is not just walking and cycling. It also includes wheeling, which covers assistive wheeled mobilities such as wheelchairs, mobility scooters or similar. It can also include pushchairs or buggies for children. Different groups may use these in different ways.

The proposals include:

• 20mph speed limit in the area 

• New signalised pedestrian crossings on Wakefield Road (outside Newland Primary School) and Snydale Road
• Upgrading pedestrian crossings in the Normanton area with dropped kerbs and tactile paving. Drainage is also to be reviewed to ensure water is not collected around crossings. 
• Replace damaged speed humps on Wakefield Road

• Resurfacing of existing pedestrian and cycle route and solar lighting across Haw Hill Park 
• Improved signalised pedestrian crossing on Castleford Road (near Normanton Common Primary School)

• Improved “park & stride” route including new zebra crossing on Cemetery Road

The improvements will enable people to make more active journeys in the area by creating a welcoming, safe and accessible space.  

All schools in Normanton will benefit:

• Newlands Primary School 
• Normanton All Saints C of E Infant and Nursery School 
• Normanton Common Primary School 
• Normanton Junior Academy
• Outwood Academy Freeston   
• St John the Baptist RC Primary School

LTN stands for ‘local transport note’ guidance and this provides government guidance to local authorities on delivering high quality, cycle infrastructure. For more information you can visit the government’s website.

Paving with raised bumps that can be felt underfoot. This aids visually impaired and blind people to navigate public spaces safely. Those with less severe sight loss can also use the product’s colour coding to access extra information about their surroundings: 

• Red at controlled crossing points 
• Buff (beige/yellow) used as a warning at uncontrolled crossing points

Park & Stride is an active travel initiative which encourages parents and carers to park a short distance from the school and complete the final part of their journey on foot.

Wheeling is an equivalent alternative to foot / pedestrian-based mobility. It includes wheeled mobilities such as wheelchairs, mobility scooters and other wheeled mobility aids.

West Yorkshire Vision Zero is a road safety aim to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries across the whole region. It supports safe, healthy and equitable mobility for all. It is based on the belief that no death or serious injury is acceptable on roads. You can find out more by visiting: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/policing-and-crime/communities/vision-zero

School Streets restrict motorised traffic during school pick up and drop off times to make space outside schools more pleasant and safer for people walking, wheeling and cycling to school. To find more please visit - School Street: how to set up and manage a scheme.

We encourage all potential users of the scheme to fill out the survey. We would actively welcome you telling other people about the scheme.

We will use the findings to shape the final scheme design.