30mph limit on A38 goes live at unsafe stretches

LOWER speed limits are set to be introduced tomorrow along unsafe stretches of the A38 in Cornwall.

- Maxine DENTON

Figures have been released showing that a section of the A38 has been the scene of crashes which injured nearly 100 people in five years, two fatally.

Drivers passing through the villages of Landrake and Tideford along the A38 in south east Cornwall will see the speed limit dropped down to 30mph from 40mph.

It forms part of a £750,000 scheme jointly delivered by National Highways and the Vision Zero partnership aimed at saving lives.

From Wednesday, August 20, the order for the new 30mph speed limit will go live, with two new spot speed cameras installed to enforce the limit. This speed change follows the completion of work to install 10 average speed cameras, managing the 50mph limit between the Carkeel roundabout and Trerulefoot.

Newly-installed cameras will enforce the existing 50mph limit sections, while two bidirectional speed cameras will enforce the new speed restrictions through the two villages.

Working in partnership with Cornwall Council, Devon and Cornwall Police and other road safety partners, National Highways identified an opportunity for safety enhancements along the six-mile stretch.