Written question WQ85883
- Asked by
- Laura Anne JonesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
Does the Government have any plans to decrease the A40 speed limit to 50mph?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Climate Change
The Welsh Government routinely review the speed limits in the trunk road network in line with its guidance on setting local speed limits It has no plans no change the speed limit at the current time on this section of the A40.
The Welsh Government is currently updating the Setting Local Speed Limits in Wales guidance, to reflect its current policy including the national roll-out of 20mph speed limits and to meet the ambitions highlighted in Llwybr Newydd: the Wales Transport Strategy 2021. The new guidance will be published later this year.