Overview
- Wirral Council, which announced the change Friday, will remove the orange surfacing, planters and benches and restore parking on Grange Road West.
- The one-way traffic flow between the Charing Cross junction and Clayton Street will stay in place because monitoring found it improved how the junction works.
- The move follows a six-month trial that drew heavy local pushback over the bright markings and street furniture on the busy Birkenhead street.
- Local reporting noted at least one incident last month when a car hit a bollard and ended up on a bench, which added to safety concerns during the trial.
- The kit was temporary and grant-funded to test changes without costly kerb or drainage works, and the removed benches and planters will be reused in schools and parks.