Stoke Road speed limit to be halved for four years

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 15:29 · Archive

Stoke Road in Leavenheath will have its speed limit reduced from 60mph to 30mph from October 14 until the end of 2030.

Stoke Road near the Essex-Suffolk border is to have its speed limit reduced from 60mph to 30mph from Wednesday, October 14, 2024. The temporary restriction will remain in place until December 31, 2030, applying at all times.

The affected section runs from just north of Heath Farm to shortly before the Keepers Lane junction for Stoke by Nayland Resort. The reduction is connected to National Grid's Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement Project.

The project involves upgrading the electricity transmission network between Bramford substation in Suffolk and Twinstead Tee in Essex. National Grid said in a previous statement: 'The existing electricity network in East Anglia needs upgrading in order to transport all the new renewable and low carbon energy we expect to connect to the network in this area by the end of the decade.'

The upgrade will include construction of a new overhead line and underground cable as part of the reinforcement work.

Stoke Road speed limit to be halved for four years — Image: Brentwood Guardian

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Major road set to have speed limit HALVED for over four yearsBusy road in Leavenheath will see its speed limit cut from 60mph to 30mph from October 14 until December 31, 2030, for National Grid’s project.Brentwood Guardian · 14 Oct, 15:15
Major road set to have speed limit HALVED for over four yearsBusy road in Leavenheath will see its speed limit cut from 60mph to 30mph from October 14 until December 31, 2030, for National Grid’s project.Colchester Gazette · 14 Oct, 15:15
Major road set to have speed limit HALVED for over four yearsBusy road in Leavenheath will see its speed limit cut from 60mph to 30mph from October 14 until December 31, 2030, for National Grid’s project.Echo (Basildon) · 14 Oct, 15:15

In this story: National Grid · Stoke Road, Leavenheath · Bramford substation · Twinstead Tee · Essex · Suffolk

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