Newport’s council leader has said that he expects some roads to revert back to 30 miles per hour when changes are announced in January. Over three thousand people responded to a public consultation earlier on this year, with opposition councillors saying they’ve waited long enough.
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00:00The Welsh Government's 20mph speed limit is one of the most controversial decisions
00:06in Welsh political history, and has sparked unprecedented outcry since it was adopted
00:11in September 2023. The Welsh Government, who have said that this year the plan has already
00:16saved lives, have agreed with the public consensus to revert some roads back to 30mph, based
00:21on what councils and local people believe is the right decision. Newport City Council
00:26have said that after a public consultation on which roads to change back to 30mph, 3,000
00:32residents responded and a decision will be announced in January. Those roads would then
00:37be put to further public responses, and could be changed officially in the near future.
00:41Opposition councillors in the city have said that they want the council to fix the mess
00:45of the 20mph plan, and believe residents in the city have waited long enough for answers.
00:50The council leader, Dimitri Bertuni, has said he expects some roads to change, but stressed
00:55Welsh Government guidelines are very strict.