Vote puts the brakes on plan for simpler route to 20mph speed limit roads

SIMILAR SCHEME IN WALES HAS BEEN CONTROVERSIAL AND COSTLY

- By JOE LOCKER Local democracy reporter

A PLAN to make it simpler for councillors to impose 20mph limits on roads across Nottinghamshire has been thrown out.

Nottinghamshire County Council's Labour group had been looking to get the Reform-led authority to support the implementation of 20mph speed limits on residential roads in areas where residents request and generally support them. The plan would have excluded A-roads.

The group said a blanket change to speed limits in residential areas in Wales had led to almost 900 fewer people being injured as a result.

But the law change by the Welsh government has proven controversial to some, with the cost of implementation estimated to be £34m, reports say.

Labour county councillor Penny Gowland proposed a motion to get the council's support to make it easier for councillors to make the changes, during a meeting on Thursday.