Road Safety Grant for Harrogate School
Woodfield Primary will benefit from £28,500.
Woodfield Primary School, in Harrogate, is set to benefit from £28,500 of funding to improve road safety measures.
The project will include an upgrade for the crossing to the school, as well as traffic calming measures.
A review of the speed limit either side of the school will take place, with some work expected to start in early 2021.
£20,000 of the money comes from the AJ1 Project Road Safety Fund, set up by the North Yorkshire Police, Crime and Fire Commissioner to support Road Safety projects across the area.
The other £8,500 is part of County Councillor Paul Haslam's budget.
Jo Marwood, Headteacher at Woodfield Primary School, said:“This is great news for the pupils, families and wider community of Woodfield Primary School.
“Many of our families walk to school and have welcomed the news that the grant will help make Woodfield Road a safer place for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.”
The site is also home to the Bilton and Woodfield Library, with people of all ages benefitting.
That includes a large number of elderly people who use the library to use IT and access the internet.
Cllr Paul Haslam said:"“The measures in place will be a great help to the school and library users alike – hopefully by making the road safer we can cultivate a more active environment for children too, where parents feel reassured.
“The measures will also be appreciated by anyone who uses the fantastic library on site. Although the grant and my contribution will go towards road safety measures, they should hopefully benefit the community in ways above and beyond that.
“I am grateful to the panel for awarding this and all the assistance I was given by North Yorkshire Highways in designing the scheme."