30mph speed limits introduced on several Newport roads
The order, made by Newport City Council, follows consultation with the Chief Officer of Police.
The changes affect a total of 18 stretches of road.
The full list is as follows:
- Began Road: from its junction with Druidstone Road for a distance of 90 metres
- Bridge Terrace: for its entire length
- Draethen: from its junction with Michaelstone Road for a distance of 40 metres, to the boundary with Caerphilly
- Druidstone Road: from its junction with Began Road for a distance of 145 metres
- Michaelstone Road: from its junction with Began Road to its junction with Pentre-Poeth Road
- Pentre-Poeth Road: from its junction with Michaelstone Road / Draethen for a distance of 300 metres
- Penylan Road: from a point 520 metres south west of its junction with Pound Hill to a point 240 metres north east of said junction
- Holly Lane: from its junction with Penylan Road for a distance of 40 metres
- Pound Hill: from its junction with Penylan Road for a distance of 40 metres
- Pike Road: for its entire length
- Llanvaches Lane: from its junction with Pike Road to a point 115 metres west of its junction with Tabernacle Road
- Millbrook Lane: from its junction with Lime Kiln Court for a distance of 50 metres north
- Llandevaud Lane: from its junction with A48 to a point 210 metres north of its junction with Lower Road
- Upper Road: for its entire length
- Pencoed Lane: for its entire length
- Beechwood View: for its entire length
- Bishton Road: from a point 475 metres south west of its junction with Red House Lane for a distance of 100 metres west
- Bishton Road: from a point 575 metres north east of its junction with Red House Lane for a distance of 100 metres north east
The order will not apply to military or emergency vehicles.
The council has invited anyone wishing to question the validity of the order to apply to the High Court by September 16.
Objections can be made on the grounds that the order is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to the order.
The full order and a map of the affected roads are available by emailing conveyancing.team@newport.gov.uk.
The order is signed by M Wallbank, Head of Law and Standards, Civic Centre, Newport, NP20 4UR.
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