Work will start from October 2022 to put traffic calming road humps along Salmon Fields and to install a Toucan Crossing to the east of Leonards Way. This scheme to make Salmon Fields safer has been drawn up following complaints from local residents about speeding and is jointly funded by Oldham Council’s Local Improvement Fund and the Bee Network crossings project.

Leader of Oldham and Royton South Councillor Amanda Chadderton said ‘It has been a long-standing complaint from residents that some people are driving too fast along Salmon Fields. We have carried out a speed survey and the average speed of cars is over 40mph, Salmon Fields is a 30mph road. One of my election pledges was to open up the old railway lines and make these more accessible for walkers and cyclists. To aid this, we have also been successful in our bid to Greater Manchester and a new crossing will be installed where the railway lines meet at Salmon Fields road. Salmon Fields is a beautiful area of Royton and we want to open it up, make it safer and more accessible so as many people as possible can enjoy it’.

The Bee Network crossings project was established in 2019 to make it safer for people to cross busy roads in key locations across GM. The project aims to deliver 35 crossings, or upgraded junctions with crossing facilities, across all ten districts in GM. The Salmon Fields Toucan crossing will make it easier and safer to use the Royton Linear Park. There will also be lighting improvements and the area will be tidied up, cutting back vegetation to improve access. A Toucan crossing can be used by both pedestrians and cyclists. Oldham Council’s Local Improvement Fund supports local capital projects led by ward councillors.