The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, has visited Wrexham to hear about the progress the
local authority has made as they launch their consultation of
20mph roads that may change back to 30mph.
Wrexham Council has assessed the 20mph roads suggested for review
to see which are eligible to be considered for change and will
now launch a public consultation as part of the Traffic
Regulation Order (TRO) process. The consultation begins today,
Friday, December 13.
The Cabinet Secretary met Councillor Bithell, Lead Member for
Housing and Climate Change on Chester Road, one of the 52 roads
in Wrexham which are proposed to change, to talk about the
process of reviewing the 20mph speed limits on roads in the area
and see the section of the road that is proposed to go back to
30mph
Local authorities have been in the process of listening and
reviewing feedback from people, business, and communities across
Wales to ensure 20mph is targeted on the right roads. This
follows the publication of revised guidance by the Welsh
Government in July to support them.
The Cabinet Secretary said: “I'm pleased to see Councils
listening to people's views and making progress in reviewing the
roads in their areas that they deem could possibly be safely
changed back to 30mph. Wrexham is the second local authority to
start the statutory process to make changes at a local level and
more local authorities will follow in the coming weeks.
“I would like to thank Wrexham County Borough and authorities
across Wales for their hard work and dedication.
“The principal objective of the policy is to save lives and
reduce casualties– and there is widespread evidence it does that,
however this is about getting the right speeds on the right
roads, building from the broad consensus that 20mph is right
where people live, work and play.
Councillor David A Bithell welcomed the opportunity to discuss
the implementation of the 20mph review with the Cabinet
Secretary:
“Wrexham Council have received positive feedback to revert over
50 roads back to 30mph, subject to statutory consultation.
We are starting that process later this week.
“I also welcome the engagement from Welsh Government and in
particular the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, , to engage both with the public and Elected
Members to address concerns raised.
Notes to editors
Notes
A TRO is a legal document that allows a highway authority to
regulate speed, movement, and vehicle parking. Each individual
consultation will run for 21 days.
More details on Wrexham's TRO process is available here:
https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/county-borough-wrexham-welsh-government-30mph-scheme-various-locations-30-mph-speed-limit
