13,000 caught speeding through A417 roadworks

MORE than 13,000 motorists have been prosecuted for speeding through roadworks at the West's biggest road-building project.

- PHIL NORRIS

It has led to fears that selfish motorists are risking the lives of people working on the £460 million A417 Missing Link project in Gloucestershire.

Given that more than 13,000 have been prosecuted for exceeding the 40mph limit and minimum speeding fines are £100, at least £1.3m in fines has been paid.

The £460 million National Highways scheme will deliver four miles of new dual carriageway, improving safety and reducing congestion, while seeking to conserve and enhance the Cotswolds National Landscape.

For safety during the works, average speed cameras were installed in 2024, and figures from Gloucestershire Police show that since November more than 13,000 drivers have already been caught speeding. The A417 Missing Link has two 40mph sections. The first section is between the Highwayman Inn/Elkstone junction and Nettleton Bottom, and on the Crickley Hill section between the A46 and the Air Balloon roundabout.