Cumbria councillors to consider calls for lower speed limits
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 06:08 · Archive
Cumberland Council will hear calls to reduce speed limits on roads in north and west Cumbria at a meeting next week.
Cumberland Council's highways and transport strategic board will hear concerns about speed limits in north and west Cumbria at a meeting at The Civic Centre on Thursday 22 October.
A member of the public will raise the subject of reducing the speed limit on the A596 through Crosby, arguing it should reflect the road's nature as 'a narrow residential village street rather than a trunk road'. They will also ask what infrastructure assessments Cumberland Council will undertake to address what they describe as 'dangerous sub-standard crossing pinch points'.
The board will also consider the council's response to a petition regarding speed limits along the A689 from Hallbankgate and the border with Northumberland, covering the hamlets of Coalfell, Follysike, Roachburn, Tindale and Midgeholme. The Coalfell petition, signed by 63 people, requested a 30mph speed limit from the current national speed limit of 60mph. The Follysike petition, with 10 signatures, sought a 40mph limit. The Highways Department has recently undertaken an informal consultation exercise on speed limits in Carlisle and its surrounding area, including liaison with relevant members and the Border and Fellside Community Panel.
How it is being reported
- Calls for lower speed limits on roads in north and west CumbriaConcerns over speed limits in north and west Cumbria will be raised at a meeting in Carlisle next week.Whitehaven News · 18 Oct, 05:00
- Calls for lower speed limits on roads in north and west CumbriaConcerns over speed limits in north and west Cumbria will be raised at a meeting in Carlisle next week.Cumberland News · 18 Oct, 05:00
In this story: Cumberland Council · A596 · Crosby · A689 · Hallbankgate · Coalfell · Follysike · Northumberland
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