Cheshire West and Chester Council is piloting its first School Street in an effort to boost active travel, improve road safety and reduce pollution.
The pilot scheme will see Castle Drive and Windsor Drive (the road directly outside Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School in Whitby, Ellesmere Port), closed to vehicles during school opening and closing times.
No vehicles will be able to enter the restricted zones between the times of operation, unless they have been given an exemption.
Residents who live on the School Street have been given a permit to be displayed in their vehicles, which allows access to their homes during the restricted times.
The scheme aims to encourage children to use active travel to get to school by creating a safer environment for walking, wheeling and cycling, which aims to increase physical activity as well as reducing congestion and pollution.
Parents or carers who are not able to walk, wheel or cycle to school are encouraged to park their vehicle outside of the School Street and complete the journey on foot.
Levels of active travel and air quality will be monitored during the pilot scheme.
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