Road safety: Speeding and other issues to be laid bare in Parliament as Rotherham MP presents 2,000+ petition

Over 2,000 people have signed a petition calling on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to act on improving road safety in a number of local villages.

It will be presented to Parliament in Westminster this evening (Tuesday, March 19) by Rother Valley Conservative, Alexander Stafford MP, who launched the petition on his website.

In an email to constituents, Mr Stafford wrote: "Thank you to the 2,200 residents who have so far signed my petition calling on Rotherham Council to improve the safety of the road (and ease congestion and speeding) at Treeton-Ulley crossroads.

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"The petition states that measures are needed to combat traffic congestion and speeding in the villages of Aughton and Guilthwaite; and that road safety measures are needed to make the crossroads of Treeton Lane/Main Street/Pleasley Road and Ulley Lane safer and less congested. "The problems at this area can no longer be ignored, and I look forward to presenting my petition to Parliament to make this clear to Rotherham Council."

The petition, due to be presented to the House of Commons at 7pm, does not make any suggestions for what Rotherham Council could do, but declares "measures are needed".

It will also yield no direct power of the local authority, but will "urge the government" to call on the council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to "consider" using funding from a regional transport settlement scheme to implement improvements.

The Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council have been approached for comments.