Original plans for Edith Rigby Way showed a 70mph speed limit, but when the road opened things were different 🚗
That information was reproduced by the Local Democracy Reporting Service , but once traffic was permitted to start using the two-and-a-half mile stretch of dual carriageway, signage revealed that 50mph was the maximum speed.To add to the confusion, a picture appeared on social media from a motorist who had spotted a speed enforcement van on the new route early in the week – sparking fears that fines may have been issued within days of the road opening, before drivers had become accustomed to it.
Lancashire County Council said that safety concerns had caused it to rethink its initial intention to make Edith Rigby Way – as the Preston Western Distributor is now officially known – a 70mph road.That proposed limit was put in the public domain as long ago as 2017, when the £207m scheme was first granted planning permission – and it was reiterated when ground was broken on the site two years later.
County Hall has not said when the decision was taken to slash the limit for the Preston Western Distributor – but has admitted that its dedicated webpage for the project still stated a top speed of 70mph until shortly before Monday’s rain-sodden opening ceremony.A spokesperson for the authority said: “We originally considered a higher speed limit on Edith Rigby Way – however, a review showed that a 50mph limit was more appropriate.
“Vehicle numbers joining from other roads will also increase as nearby new housing developments are constructed.“Signs notifying people of the 50mph speed limit were in place along Edith Rigby Way before it opened to the public on Monday.
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