Major road connecting UK city to see speed limit slashed to 30pmh in days – is your route affected?
The huge change will come in just days and is part of the city's plan to slow a surge in crashes involving pedestrians and
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A major UK city is reducing the speed limit on one of its busiest roads (stock)
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The speed limit on Kingsway/A34 is being slashed
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The Kingsway/A34 connects the
The popular route has a speed limit of 40mph, but plans are underway to slow traffic on the road.
A new 30mph zone will run from Mosely Road all the way up to a point which is 83m north of the Manchester/Stockport boundary.
The huge change is part of Manchester City Council's plan to make the city's roads safer.
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Accidents in the area have doubled since the pandemic, with 58 pedestrians and 18 cyclists being involved in collisions in 2019.
Meanwhile, that number of cyclists more than doubled to 41 in 2023 - with 77 pedestrians also being involved in accidents.
The number of people killed or seriously injured in road incidents rocketed to 183 in 2023 - up from 122 in 2019.
The exact date from which the new speeding limit will be in force has not been confirmed, though it is a permanent change to the speed limit.
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It is believed the new speeding limit will be in effect over the coming weeks, with one social media user claiming it will be enforced from July 23.
In January, Manchester City Council announced that eight major roads would see their speed limits slashed to 30mph.
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At the time, a council notice said: 'Greater Manchester Police will enforce the new speed limit.
'There will also be temporary signs to remind people of the change for several months.
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'These temporary signs will be placed at the start of the new 30mph road sections, in locations where previous speed limit signs have all been removed.'
However, some residents have claimed that they were not given fair warning ahead of the change.
Now, disgruntled residents are taking to Facebook to vent their anger at the new speed limits.
One wrote: 'I'm hoping it will calm the speeding down but I doubt it.
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'We could do with a few more speed cameras.'
Another wrote: 'I'm now worried I've been caught previous days going to work as there have been no warning signs of it coming into effect at all.'
The news comes after Manchester was
West Yorkshire also saw alarmingly high numbers of road accidents, with 215 incidents reported.
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In recent years, the Home Office has said that the number of dangerous driving deaths has seen a three per cent rise from 2021 and 2024.
Graham Conway, Managing Director at Select Car Leasing, said: 'These figures are a stark reminder of the dangers posed by irresponsible driving.
"With more than 4,000 reports of causing deaths by dangerous and careless or inconsiderate driving recorded in the past four years it's clear that greater awareness, enforcement, and driver education are crucial to making our roads safer.'
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