More speed cameras to be installed in Bolton after successful trial

The cameras will be installed along the road which covers, Wigan Road through to Westhoughton, as well as Astley Bridge at Moss Bank Way, and Breightmet where there have been a number of crashes, as an extension of the Vision Project. Vision Zero is a Greater Manchester- wide initiative to end all road deaths and life-changing injuries by 2040. The Safer Roads Greater Manchester Partnership invited bids for funding from the Vision Zero Innovation Fund and Bolton Council [1] highways were successful with a project bid.

This project will operate for an initial period of 12 months in which six Automatic Number Plate cameras, supplied by partner Tektrans, record all vehicle speeds and number plate data along the length of the A58 ring road. (Image: Goggle Maps) This data is then used to identify the most persistent speeders along the route and is shared with Greater Manchester Police, who in turn then engage with the keeper of the vehicle.

Where possible, this is a visit to the vehicle owners' home to discuss their driving behaviour and to educate them on the dangers to both themselves and other road users. Alternatively, if a home visit isn't practical then a letter is sent notifying the motorist that they have been flagged and to educate them to change their driving behaviour. READ MORE: Bolton Road, Bury, now subject to average speed cameras [2]

Bolton Council addressing speeding with speed cameras with a twist [3] Deane Road motorists being warned they will not get away with speeding [4] If the behaviou [5]r persists, the registration of the vehicle is added to the police intelligence systems for further investigation.

This type of intervention has already been trialled in Bolton [6] with six cameras installed across the A579, the A676, Hulton Lane and University Way in December last year. (Image: Google Maps) To date, persistent speeding in these areas has been reduced by more than 80 per cent and the scheme has been recognised by Greater Manchester Police, winning the Evidence Based Project Award at the 2025 Problem Solving Awards.

Cllr Hamid Khurram, Bolton Council'[7]s Executive Cabinet Member for Highways, said: "It's great to see this initiative expanded in Bolton, following a successful trial of the scheme.

"Road safety is a top priority for this council and there's no excuse for speeding.

"I urge all motorists to drive within the speed limits to makes our roads safer."

References

^ Bolton Council (www.bolton.gov.uk)
^ Bolton Road, Bury, now subject to average speed cameras (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
^ Bolton Council addressing speeding with speed cameras with a twist (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
^ Deane Road motorists being warned they will not get away with speeding (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
^ behaviou (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
^ Bolton (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
^ olton Council' (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)