A host of rural Leeds road are set to face a speed limit reduction.
This week, Leeds City Council officially approved plans to reduce the speed limit on several high-speed rural roads from the 60mph national average down to 50mph. Routes across Adel and Wharfedale, Garforth and Swillington, Harewood, Kippax and Methley will all face a speed reduction.
“These schemes will be issued to contractors within the next few weeks and we will be aiming to implement the new speed limits during the school summer holidays in order to minimise disruption.” As part of their injury collision analysis, City Council identified roads in rural locations that at the present time has a speed limit designation of 60mph.
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