Normanton Safe Route to School Scheme

Wakefield Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority are working together to make routes to schools safer to walk, wheel and cycle. Plus, we wish to improve safety across the Normanton area.

We are proposing a number of improvements to pedestrian and cycling 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.

It is hoped this will help you and others make more active journeys in Normanton. Your feedback on the proposals will play an important role in developing our plans.

The total expected project cost is £1.75million with funding secured through the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and subject to business case approval.

Our proposals

We want to enable people to make more journeys by walking, wheeling and cycling in the area by creating a welcoming, safe and accessible space. We would provide safer access by:

• Introducing 20mph speed limit in the area
• New signalised pedestrian crossings on Wakefield Road (outside Newlands 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
• Replacing 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

Have your say

Before you complete the survey, please look at our:

• map of the planned proposals
• frequently asked questions

If you need the plans in a different format, call MetroLine on 0113 245 7676

We would like to hear from as many of you who travel in this area as possible, so please share this page with friends, family and neighbours.

You can let us know what you think of our plans by:

• Answering our short survey
• Asking a question using our question tool below
• Emailing us: transplan@wakefield.gov.uk
• Calling MetroLine on: 0113 245 7676 (charged at the standard operator’s rate)
• Writing to us: FREEPOST WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY (no stamp required)

The survey is open until 30 September 2026

Next steps

Your feedback is important to us, and we will use the findings to shape the final scheme design. The project team are working towards the business case submission for approval in Autumn 2026.