The speed limit on a major Stockport road could be lowered after concerns about crashes "on a weekly basis."

St Mary's Way is a 40mph road in the centre of Stockport which provides a route between the A6 and M60 motorway via Portwood roundabout.

A report by Stockport council found there were 15 collisions in the last three years on St Mary's Way, recorded around the junctions of New Bridge Lane and Spring Gardens/Hall Street.

This led to 25 non-fatal casualties, where there were four serious injuries.

Cllr Jon Byrne, from Stockport council's opposition Labour group, said: "St Mary's Way is a known hotspot for accidents, and with the current speed limit of 40mph, the severity of the injuries caused is enhanced.

"Our colleagues on Manchester council have already moved ahead with reducing urban 40mph roads to 30mph.

"We are not prepared to wait for Stockport council to catch up and risk more families suffering."

Cllr Laura Clingan said she lives close to St Mary's Way and sees incidents on the road every week, with residents "contacting us on a very regular basis saying there's been another crash."

The report about collisions on the road was discussed during a meeting at Stockport town hall on June 19.

Councillors at the meeting called for the speed limit to be lowered to 30mph, and to bring in cameras to keep an eye on speeding and red-light jumping.

Stockport council's cabinet member for transport, Coun Grace Bayham, said road safety is a top priority.

"We take the concerns raised by councillors and residents about road safety on St Mary's Way seriously," she said.

"We are committed to creating safer streets, in line with our Vision Zero commitments, and we are investigating speed limit reductions on other roads across the borough.

"We will consider the proposed motion with officers to understand possible next steps for St. Mary's Way."

Speed limit sign by Alan Murray-Rust, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

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