Birmingham scraps 40mph limit on most routes

The 40mph speed limit has been officially scrapped on almost all routes across Birmingham. Most roads now have a legal speed limit of 30mph or less with the exception of the A38(M) Aston Expressway, A456 Quinton Expressway and A4041 Queslett Road, which forms the boundary with Walsall, says the BBC. There will be no changes […]

Caerphilly proposes changing 20 roads back to 30mph

Speed limits could be returned to 30mph on 20 roads across a Welsh local authority following a ‘comprehensive review’. Caerphilly County Borough said its officers had completed a “comprehensive review” of the borough’s speed limits after receiving 270 comments on potential changes, says Nation Cymru. Those comments related to 120 roads across the county borough, […]

Fourteen roads in Newport to revert to 30mph

The maximum speed limit on 14 roads in Newport, Gwent, is to be changed back to 30mph from 20mph. A review of the Welsh government’s 20mph speed limit was announced last year following a public backlash. The default 20mph speed limit, covering 37% of the Welsh road network, was brought in by the Welsh government in […]