Llanfair Caereinion Town Council has made some recommendations for areas of town in which the 20mph speed limit could be lifted.

At a meeting of the council on Monday, June 24, councillors carried out a review of the 20mph areas within the town, introduced by Welsh Government over the past few months, and to recommend any changes.

A few areas were highlighted, with a range of recommendations from seeking the return of the old 30mph speed limit in areas currently under 20mph, to retain the 20mph limit in some parts of the town as councillors agreed they benefitted from the reduction, and to remove some traffic control measures in the town.

According to the meeting’s draft minutes, councillors recommended restoring the 0mph limit on roads that are currently restricted to 20mph, including the top of Mount Road, Watergate Street and towards the Gibbet and on the trunk road A458 by the steam railway and to the west beyond Londis.

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The minutes also recommended replacing the electronic signs in use during school times on the A458 between the steam railway and the turning to the school entrance.

Llanfair council also recommended retaining the 20mph limits within some areas of the town, such as to the west of the Deri Woods car park, along Bridge Street over the river bridge, the top of Mount Road by Fir Tree Way and by the Top Garage on Watergate Street.

The council also noted that it will be seeking to remove the speed humps on Watergate Street now that the area has a speed limit of 20mph.

The report and recommendations are part of an effort to “work in partnership with councils to deliver targeted change to the 20mph implementation”, outlined by Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport, Ken Skates in April.

The speed limit in built up areas, the first of its kind in Europe, introduced by the Welsh Government has proven to be controversial.

In the aftermath of the speed limit an online petition to the Senedd calling for the law changed garnered over 400,000 signatures while there were multiple incidents of civil disobedience and vandalism of the new 20mph signs, including one in Welshpool.

Earlier this year, Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters penned a letter encouraging councils to contribute to a report with reviews of the 20mph speed limit and any possible exceptions, which will be submitted by the 2024 summer recess.