21-07-2025
Police and council teaming up to tackle speeding in this area of Bolton
The police and the council are working together to tackle speeding across Bromley Cross and Egerton.
The work includes observing traffic and identifying what they can do to reduce excessive speed throughout Blackburn Road and Darwen Road.
More specific details about the plans are set to be revealed in the coming months.
Cllr Amy Cowen, who represents Bromley Cross and Egerton, said: 'I am excited about the project.
'I am hopeful that it will make a difference and make our roads safer.'
The hotspots which will be targeted include a section of Blackburn Road, near Italian restaurant Ciao Baby where a 50mph stretch turns into a 30mph zone.
Where Blackburn Road meets Cox Green Road, one of the speeding hotspots (Image: Joe Regent) Last year, a car crashed into dealership Egerton Cars not far away from the Blackburn Road hotspot, causing estimated £50,000 damage, when it ploughed into their wall and showcased cars.
The dealership told The Bolton News they have seen people driving 70mph in the 30mph zone of the road.
Another hotspot is close to the Retreat restaurant in Darwen Road.
An area of Darwen Road which has been known to be a speeding hotspot (Image: Joe Regent)
Cllr Amy Cohen, Cllr Samantha Connor and a council officer with a police officer (Image: Joe Regent) Many residents have aired their frustrations about speeding in the area and the work to tackle the problem has been welcomed.
In a comment on a Facebook post from Cllr Cowen about the work, a resident said: 'At last it looks like something is going to be done.
'It's getting to be almost every night now that the 'boy racers' are flying up the village from the TE [The Thomas Egerton pub] towards Darwen.'
