Speed limit to be lowered to 20mph in Wales

[ToTaL ITK]

I think 20mph is too high..most of you are rage raod drivers and can't even navigate a roundabout..I would lower it to 15mph and see how you get on.

[life on mars]

TWO areas in Monmouthshire which had been part of the Welsh Government’s 20mph trial will revert back to 30mph, the council has confirmed.

Last month, the Senedd voted to bring in a new law that will cut speed limits from 30mph to 20mph on most residential roads across Wales from next September.

The government claims the lower speeds will improve road safety, but some Caldicot residents questioned these claims and called for the changes to be scrapped.

Monmouthshire County Council has confirmed proposals to change two areas on the B4245 – known as the Caldicot Bypass – back to a 30mph limit after “concerns have been received regarding the speed limit.”

The council set out plans for the B4245 to revert to 30mph at Caldicot from Woodstock Way to the Mitel roundabout – although a part-time 20mph limit would be in place during school start and finish times.

And the 20mph limit will also be removed from the Mitel roundabout to Portskewett, reverting to 30mph until just before the bridge over the old railway line.

Elsewhere on the B4245, the 20mph limit will remain in place in Magor and Undy, in Rogiet, and in Caldicot – between Longfellow Road and Woodstock Way.

The council has proposed the speed limit on the B4245 between Undy and Rogiet is lowered from 60mph to 40mph.

Between Rogiet and Caldicot, it is proposed that the B4245 remains at 40mph

[Hilts]

TWO areas in Monmouthshire which had been part of the Welsh Government’s 20mph trial will revert back to 30mph, the council has confirmed.

Last month, the Senedd voted to bring in a new law that will cut speed limits from 30mph to 20mph on most residential roads across Wales from next September.

The government claims the lower speeds will improve road safety, but some Caldicot residents questioned these claims and called for the changes to be scrapped.

Monmouthshire County Council has confirmed proposals to change two areas on the B4245 – known as the Caldicot Bypass – back to a 30mph limit after “concerns have been received regarding the speed limit.”

The council set out plans for the B4245 to revert to 30mph at Caldicot from Woodstock Way to the Mitel roundabout – although a part-time 20mph limit would be in place during school start and finish times.

And the 20mph limit will also be removed from the Mitel roundabout to Portskewett, reverting to 30mph until just before the bridge over the old railway line.

Elsewhere on the B4245, the 20mph limit will remain in place in Magor and Undy, in Rogiet, and in Caldicot – between Longfellow Road and Woodstock Way.

The council has proposed the speed limit on the B4245 between Undy and Rogiet is lowered from 60mph to 40mph.

Between Rogiet and Caldicot, it is proposed that the B4245 remains at 40mph

Isnt this the same report and same roads from a few days ago posted with a link to the story?

[life on mars]

Isnt this the same report and same roads from a few days ago posted with a link to the story?

God knows I am a few warped years behind most

[sneggyblubird]

What I didn't realise was the local authorities have the powers to override the 20mph speed limit on roads where they see fit.So if they think a road is better off at thirty they can adjust accordingly without recourse to the WAG.