Speed cameras in South Wales monitoring 20mph speed limit
Wales became one of the first countries in the world, and the first nation in the UK, to lower the default national speed limit on residential roads from 30mph to 20mph last September.
Enforcement on these roads has been paused since the new speed limit was rolled out allowing motorists a "grace period" to get used to the change.
GoSafe - a partnership made up of authorities including the Welsh Government and Wales emergency services - has been helping manage the 20mph change.
An "engagement first" approach was originally taken when it came to drivers caught over the speed limit in 20mph areas.
But enforcement of the 20mph[1] speed limit on residential roads in Wales is now underway having started on March 18.
Full list of speed cameras in place to monitor new 20mph speed limit in South Wales
A list of "enforcement sites" has been revealed by GoSafe[2] where mobile and fixed speed cameras will be in place to ensure motorists are keeping to the new 20mph speed limit.
Our most successful cameras are those which capture 0 offences.
We want to make Welsh roads safer and 0 offences in a site means our enforcement is working.#GoSafehttps://t.co/PjDSMSnSMi pic.twitter.com/BJYuaOXo0f[3][4][5]
— GanBwyll / GoSafe (@GoSafeCymru) March 21, 2024[6]Sites where the 20mph speed limit will be enforced are based on where there has been evidence of road safety risk.
GoSafe considers enforcement where communities have raised concerns, collisions have occurred, or in areas where vulnerable road users and vehicles mix for example, near schools.
The "enforcement sites" in South Wales where you will find speed cameras monitoring the new 20mph speed limit are:
Newport
- Pillmawr Road, Newport
- Allt-yr-yn Avenue, Newport
- Cromwell Road, Newport
- High Street, Caerleon
Monmouthshire
- B4245 Magor,
- Devauden
- Merthyr Road, Llanfoist
- Dixton Road, Monmouth
Blaenau Gwent
- Rose Heyworth Millennium Primary
- Brynbach Primary School, Merthyr Rd
- Deighton Primary, Stockton Way
- Soffryd Primary School, Soffryd Rd
Torfaen
- Llanyravon Primary
- Henllys Church in Wales Primary, Ty Canol Way
Caerphilly
- Pontllanfraith Primary School, Penmaen Rd
Rondda Cynon Taff
- Cilfynydd Rd, Cilfynydd
Cardiff
- Ty Draw Rd, Roath
- B4262, Heol Isaf, Radyr (Scout Hall)
- Pencisely Rd, Cardiff
- Lansdowne Rd, Cardiff
- Romilly Rd, Canton
- Llandaf Rd, Cardiff
- Lake Road East, Roath
- Thornhill Rd, Cardiff
- Pantbach Rd, Cardiff
- Merthyr Rd/The Philog, Cardiff
- Heathwood Rd, Cardiff
- Heath Park Avenue, Cardiff
- Lake Road West, Roath
Neath Port Talbot
- Penscynnor - Pleasant Hill, Cilfrew
- Shelone Rd, Briton Ferry
Vale of Glamorgan[7]
- B4265 St Brides Major, Vale
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Swansea
- B4296 Grovesend, Swansea
- Birchgrove Rd, Glais
- A4118 near Knelston Primary School, Knelston
- Belgrave Rd, Gorseinon
- Bolgoed Rd, Pontarddulais
- B5444 Bonymaen Rd, Pentrechwyth
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Pontardawe Rd, Clydach
There will also be a host of other 20mph speed cameras out an about in different locations each month - a map of which can be found on the GoSafe website.
The map will also show the location of all other fixed, red light, speed on green and average speed cameras active across Wales.
References
- ^ enforcement of the 20mph (www.southwalesargus.co.uk)
- ^ GoSafe (www.gosafe.org)
- ^ #GoSafe (twitter.com)
- ^ https://t.co/PjDSMSnSMi (t.co)
- ^ pic.twitter.com/BJYuaOXo0f (t.co)
- ^ March 21, 2024 (twitter.com)
- ^ Glamorgan (www.southwalesargus.co.uk)