Carl Sargeant AM Welcomes New Guidelines for Setting Speed Limits and Calls for the Council to Improve Road Safety without delay
The Welsh Assembly Government has announced new highways guidelines that will enable local councils to set appropriate speed limits on danger roads.
This guidance encourages Local Authorities to review their speed limits on urban and rural roads particularly through residential communities. Particular emphasis is placed upon increasing the use of 20mph limits across Wales particularly by Schools.Alyn & Deeside Assembly Member Carl Sargeant has campaigned for Flintshire Council to make urgent safety improvements to the A5104 in Treuddyn and Chester Road Penyfford and made numerous calls for Flintshire Council to improve road safety outside Schools throughout Alyn & Deeside.The County Council’s consistent response has been that they were awaiting the new guidelines before any action could be taken.Carl Sargeant AM said; “ I welcome the new guidelines aimed at reducing the speed of traffic in our communities and I am now urging Flintshire Council to ensure that urgent safety measures are introduced on dangerous roads without delay, there can be no more excuses from Flintshire Council, they have the ability to introduce safer speed limits in the County and I hope that the will soon implement them.”.
The guidelines are to be used for setting all local speed limits on single and dual carriageway roads in both urban and rural areas. It brings together the main features of other published guidance on speed limit related issues including speed related road traffic regulation and signing, street lighting, speed limits in rural communities, and 20mph speed limits and zones.
The Welsh Assembly Government has announced new highways guidelines that will enable local councils to set appropriate speed limits on danger roads.
This guidance encourages Local Authorities to review their speed limits on urban and rural roads particularly through residential communities. Particular emphasis is placed upon increasing the use of 20mph limits across Wales particularly by Schools.Alyn & Deeside Assembly Member Carl Sargeant has campaigned for Flintshire Council to make urgent safety improvements to the A5104 in Treuddyn and Chester Road Penyfford and made numerous calls for Flintshire Council to improve road safety outside Schools throughout Alyn & Deeside.The County Council’s consistent response has been that they were awaiting the new guidelines before any action could be taken.Carl Sargeant AM said; “ I welcome the new guidelines aimed at reducing the speed of traffic in our communities and I am now urging Flintshire Council to ensure that urgent safety measures are introduced on dangerous roads without delay, there can be no more excuses from Flintshire Council, they have the ability to introduce safer speed limits in the County and I hope that the will soon implement them.”.
The guidelines are to be used for setting all local speed limits on single and dual carriageway roads in both urban and rural areas. It brings together the main features of other published guidance on speed limit related issues including speed related road traffic regulation and signing, street lighting, speed limits in rural communities, and 20mph speed limits and zones.
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