New guidance to support highways authorities when making decisions on local speed limits has been published.
The guidance has been co-developed with highways authorities, the Welsh Local Government Association, and the County Surveyor’s Society for Wales, following a National Listening Programme led by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport, Ken Skates.
From September, highway authorities can start to apply the new framework to assess speed limits on roads where a change is considered appropriate. The numbers of roads reviewed is expected to vary considerably depending on the volume of feedback received by each highway authority, and as a result the timescales for delivering change will vary from one local authority to another.
The guidance provides a framework to support highways authorities to make the right decisions for local roads – particularly when those calls are finely balanced. It prioritises 20mph limits where pedestrians and cyclists frequently mix with vehicles unless strong evidence supports that higher speeds are safe.
Local authorities will shortly be invited to submit bids for funding for them to be able to make speed limit changes in line with the new guidance.
An additional £5 million has been made available for this financial year.
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