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The County Of Carmarthenshire (Imposition Of 40 M.P.H. Speed Limit) Order 2024
File Reference: HD/HTTR-1747
Notice is hereby given that the Carmarthenshire County Council propose to make an Order under Sections 84(1)(a), 84(1)(c), 84(2) and 124 of and paragraph 27 of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended.
The effect of the Order will be to:
(a) impose a 40 m.p.h. speed limit along the lengths of road or part lengths of road briefly described in column 2 of the Schedule to this Notice but more particularly shown on the maps bearing a unique tile reference number specified in column 3 of the said Schedule for each locality described in column 1 thereof which are to be read in conjunction with the Order and which form part of the same, and
(b) revoke (please select 'orders to be revoked' below for a full list of orders)
The draft Order together with the maps showing the lengths of road concerned, a statement of the Council's reasons for proposing to make the Order and the orders being revoked may be examined at Carmarthenshire County Council’s Customer Service Hwb at:
- Unit A St. Catherine’s Walk, Carmarthen SA31 1GA
- No. 41 Quay Street, Ammanford SA18 3BS
- HWB, No 36 Stepney Street, Llanelli SA15 3TR
during the usual office hours.
If you wish to object to the proposed Order, you should send the grounds for your objection in writing to Linda Rees-Jones, Head of Administration and Law at County Hall, Carmarthen, SA31 1JP by the 8th day of March, 2024. DATED the 14th day of February, 2024.
Order
The County Council of Carmarthenshire (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") in exercise of its powers under Sections 84(1)(a), 84(1)(c), 84(2) and 124 of and paragraph 27 of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) ("the Act") and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act, hereby makes the following Order:
- This Order may be cited as "The County of Carmarthenshire (Imposition of 40 m.p.h. Speed Limit) Order 2024” and shall come into operation on the day XXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX 2024.
- In this Order;-
(a) ‘Map’ means a map comprising the entire County of Carmarthenshire which is to be read in conjunction with the Order and forms part of the Order
(b) ‘Map Tile’ means a rectangle of a grid overlaying the Map denoting an area of the County of Carmarthenshire with each tile having a unique Tile Reference
(c) ‘Tile Reference’ means the reference given to each Map Tile starting in the top left extremity and increments numerically across the grid horizontally and alphabetically down the grid vertically"
(d) ‘Map Schedule’ means the collection of Map Tiles listed in the Schedule to this Order showing by reference to the Map Schedule Legend the lengths of road subject to the speed limit imposed by this Order
(e) ‘Map Schedule Legend’ means the Map Schedule Legend endorsed on the Map Tile identifying the lengths of road subject to the speed limit imposed by this Order
(f)‘exempted vehicle’ means:
(i) any vehicle being used for the purposes described in section 87 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
(ii)any vehicle being used for naval, military or air force purposes and being driven by a person for the time being subject to the orders of a member of the armed forces of the Crown, who is a member of the special forces in response or for practice in responding to a national security emergency by a person who has been trained in driving at high speeds or for the purpose of training a person in driving vehicles at high speeds
(g)‘special forces’ means those units of the armed forces the maintenance of whose capabilities is the responsibility of the Director of Special Forces, or which are for the time being subject to the operational command of the Director. - No person shall drive any motor vehicle, other than an exempted vehicle, at a speed exceeding 40 m.p.h. in the length(s) of road shown on the Map Schedule specified in the Schedule to this Order.
- The County of Dyfed (B4317 at Carway) (30mph Speed Limit) (De- restriction) Order 1987, The County of Dyfed (Black Lion Road, Gorslas) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1990, The County of Dyfed (Lotwen Road, Capel Hendre, Ammanford) (30mph Speed Limit) (De-restriction) Order 1991, The County of Dyfed (Class II B4300 at Llangunnor) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1993, The County of Dyfed (A4068 Brynamman to Cwmllynfell Road) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1994, The County of Dyfed (Carmarthen – Llanelli Road B4309 at Furnace) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1994, The County of Dyfed (A4066 Pendine to St Clears Road at Llanmiloe) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1995, The County of Dyfed (Class III Kidwelly to Mynyddgarreg Road) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1995, The County of Carmarthenshire (Class II Road B4312 and Heol Smyrna, Llangain) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1996, The County of Carmarthenshire (Pentwyn Road, Betws) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1997, The C ounty of Carmarthenshire (Trevaughan, Carmarthen) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 1997, The County of Carmarthenshire (Class II Road B4459 at Pencader) Order 2001, The County of Carmarthenshire (Llanfihangel Ar Arth) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2002, The County of Carmarthenshire (Class II Road, Bryn Iwan) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2003, The County of Carmarthenshire (A484 Cardigan Road, Newcastle Emlyn) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2004, The County of Carmarthenshire (Llanllwni) (Imposition of 50mph Speed Limit) Order 2005, The County of Carmarthenshire (Cross Inn, Laugharne) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2007, The County of Carmarthenshire (Ammanford) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2007, The County of Carmarthenshire (Efailwen and Glandy Cross) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2011, The County of Carmarthenshire (Llanfihangel Ar Arth) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2011, The County of Carmarthenshire (A485 Carmarthen to Lampeter Road) (Imposition of 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2012, The County of Carmarthenshire (B4309 Cwmffrwd to Five Roads and the B4306 Cwmffrwd) (Imposition of 40mph and 50mph Speed Limit) Order 2013, The County of Carmarthenshire (Llanpumsaint) (Imposition of 20mph and 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2016, The County of Carmarthenshire Order 2018 (Imposition of 30 and 40mph Speed Limit) (Llanddowror to Red Roses), The County of Carmarthenshire (Restricted Roads and 40mph and 50mph Speed Limit) Order 2014 (A4069 Llangadog – Brynamman and Felindre), The County of Carmarthenshire (Cynwyl Elfed – Newcastle Emlyn) (Imposition of 40mph and 50mph Speed Limit) Order 2017 and The County of Carmarthenshire Order 2019 (Imposition of 30mph, 40mph and 50mph Speed Limit) (Llandeilo – Crugybar B4302) are hereby revoked.
GIVEN under the Common Seal of the Carmarthenshire County Council this day of XXXXXXX Two Thousand and Twenty Four
40 mph Speed Limit Statement of Reason
The purpose of the Order is to reduce existing higher speed limits to 40mph or reduce lengths of existing 40mph where they have been identified as necessary for improvements in road safety, and to reaffirm some existing 40mph speed limits which are part of wider speed limit Orders that are being revoked.
The following proposed speed limit reductions to 40mph have been identified as necessary to improve road safety by regulating traffic speeds where there is a history of road traffic collisions or where there is a high risk of road traffic collisions with vulnerable road users:
The following locations are lengths of existing 40mph speed limit which are part of wider speed limit Orders that are being revoked. The existing 40mph speed limits are either being reaffirmed like for like or being shortened by a small distance:
Downloads
To find a specific locality on the mapped plans, please see ‘Schedule’ (column 1) and make note of the ‘Map Reference’ (Column 3). You will need to click one of the Map Schedule segment's below and hold down Ctrl F, a search box will appear on the top right. Use the search facility to find your Map reference. The Map Reference appears on the top right of each mapped plan.
E-mail: HLDavies@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Wendy Walters, Chief Executive, County Hall, Carmarthen
- Type of notice: Travel, roads and parking
- Location: Carmarthenshire
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