The Welsh Government has published a traffic order introducing a temporary 50mph speed limit from the Raglan roundabout on the A40 to the A449 junction in both directions from Tuesday March 26, 2024, says the South Wales Argus.

Welsh Ministers made this decision as they are ‘satisfied that traffic on specified lengths of trunk roads should be restricted because of the likelihood of danger to the public.’

The order will be in place for a maximum period of 18 months and the schedule reads:

• The circulatory carriageway of Raglan Roundabout, Monmouthshire.
• The length of the westbound carriageway of the A40 trunk road that extends from its junction with the A449 southbound carriageway at Raglan Interchange to its junction with Raglan Roundabout, Monmouthshire.
• The length of the eastbound carriageway of the A40 trunk road that extends from its junction with Raglan Roundabout to its junction with the A449 southbound carriageway at Raglan Interchange, Monmouthshire.
• The length of the A449 northbound exit slip road at Raglan Interchange, Monmouthshire that extends from its nosing with the main A40/A449 northbound carriageway to its junction with the A40 westbound carriageway.