A review into the 20mph limit has concluded most roads in Wales will not need to be reassessed. The 20mph limit was introduced to Wales in September 2023. It meant that all 30mph roads automatically changed to 20mph unless they were exempted by the local council.
Despite lots of misinformation calling it a "blanket" 20mph rule this was not the case though most 30mph roads were changed. Despite being underpinned by strong evidence and predictions suggesting that up to 20,000 casualties would be prevented over the next decade it proved very unpopular among some members of the Welsh public and was seen as a large contributing factor towards Mark Drakeford's plummeting poll numbers. To appease the critics the Welsh Government ordered a review of the policy.
READ MORE: What went wrong with the 20mph limit READ MORE: Man responsible for Wales' 20mph rollout accepts things should have been 'different' The team who put together the report have now posted their conclusions. In it they say the Welsh Government has "now decided to co-create and publish updated exceptions guidance with input from highway authorities and the County Surveyors Society Wales, by the end of July 2024" so they are going "report on our findings to date and draw conclusions on the principles upon which the new guidance should be based". Those who were hoping that all of the 20mph limits would be changed to 30mph will be disappointed because the report has suggested that most roads won't even need to be reassesse.