West Lothian 20mph speed limits to roll out from January

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 22:16 · Archive

West Lothian will introduce mandatory 20mph speed limits in Livingston, Bathgate and Blackburn from January.

West Lothian Council will begin installing mandatory 20mph speed limits across several communities from early 2027. The first phase will cover Livingston (including Polbeth and West Calder), Bathgate and Blackburn. In most of Livingston, the change will involve replacing green-ringed advisory 20mph signs with red-ringed mandatory ones. Some roads currently marked at 30mph will also receive new signage.

Transport Scotland confirmed £589,250 in funding in August, with a further £500,000 tranche. The delay in funding confirmation pushed back implementation from the originally planned financial year 2025/26 to early 2027. Officers will appoint a contractor to procure and install the new signage.

Council officers noted that the number of streets in the originally planned phases 2 and 3 is similar to the entire first phase. These two phases have now been combined into a single second phase to accelerate the rollout. The council will bring reports to Local Area Committees for remaining towns and villages in 2027.

How it is being reported

• West Lothian 20mph speed limit rollout to begin in JanuaryLivingston, Bathgate and Blackburn are among the first to have the new speed limits introducedEdinburgh Evening News · 3 Nov, 16:34
• West Lothian 20mph speed limits given roll-out dateLivingston and Bathgate will be among the first.Edinburgh Live · 3 Nov, 15:17

In this story: West Lothian · Livingston · Bathgate · Blackburn · Polbeth · West Calder · Transport Scotland · Scottish Government

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