A 20mph speed limit is to be set up in the village of Airth as part of a pilot scheme agreed by Falkirk councillors today (Tuesday).
The 18-month pilot scheme will allow Falkirk Council officers to collect and analyse information on vehicle speeds before and after the introduction of the speed limit change, and monitor the impact it is making.
The road through the village is used by HGVs among other traffic and local councillors have long campaigned for action to slow traffic down. Read more: Falkirk Council allowed to keep £4.5 million flooding cash From early April this year the council will start to collect data on the general speed of traffic at the moment.Later in the month, 20mph signs will be put up across Airth, with further speed surveys a couple of weeks later.The pilot will help traffic officers understand if signage on its own is enough to significantly reduce speeds or if further work would be needed.The decision to look at introducing 20 mph to appropriate streets across Falkirk district was made by councillors in 2022, but then delayed while the Scottish Government developed national guidance.
While the government did consider making all urban roads 20pmh by default, it eventually chose to support local authorities to expand 20mph speed limits on their road network where they felt them to be appropriate.
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