As part of the rolling programme of upgrades, two of the pelican crossings in Gatley will be replaced by puffins: the crossing by the Station and the one by the Tatton.

In addition to being newer and smarter, puffin crossings have cameras mounted at the top of the lights that track pedestrians and traffic, ensuring that pedestrians have enough time to cross the road (which can be a problem especially at the station crossing) and cars aren’t waiting around for too long when there’s no-one crossing the road.

Cheadle already has puffin crossings in the village centre.