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This includes speed enforcement, options to reduce trunk road severance and expansion of 20mph zones / limits.It should also be noted, the second phase of the Girvan speed management scheme commenced early in the 2025-26 financial year.
The framework highlights a three-year study by the Department for Transport into the effectiveness of sign-only 20mph limits, which found that lack of enforcement and lack of concern about the consequences of speeding were the primary reasons for non-compliance.
The framework highlights a three-year study by the Department for Transport into the effectiveness of sign-only 20mph limits, which found that lack of enforcement and lack of concern about the consequences of speeding were the primary reasons for non-compliance.
Timeframe and expected next steps: The outcomes of the NSMR will be completed by May 2025. 20mph speed limits on appropriate roads will be completed by December 2025.
That includes £20 million for local authorities to make local roads safer and to complete the roll-out of 20mph limits. Collectively, those efforts are designed to reduce the number of people being killed or seriously injured on roads across Scotland, including in the Highlands and Islands.
That includes £20 million for local authorities to make local roads safer and to complete the roll-out of 20mph limits. Collectively, those efforts are designed to reduce the number of people being killed or seriously injured on roads across Scotland, including in the Highlands and Islands.
Timeframe and expected next steps: The outcomes of the NSMR will be completed by May 2025. 20mph speed limits on appropriate roads will be completed by December 2025.
Timeframe and expected next steps: The outcomes of the NSMR will be completed by May 2025. 20mph speed limits on appropriate roads will be completed by December 2025.
The roll-out of the offshore wind skills programme and the continuation of the nature restoration fund for another year are also to be welcomed, and I am pleased to see a recommitment to a 20mph speed limit as the default by the end of 2025-26.