{"id":5970,"date":"2025-07-18T07:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/5970\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T07:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:22:08","slug":"shock-as-new-signs-appear-on-major-road-cutting-speed-limit-to-30mph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/5970\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock as new signs appear on major road cutting speed limit to 30mph"},"content":{"rendered":"

The speed limit on Kingsway is being reduced from 40mph to 30mph\"MajorMajor changes are planned to the A34(Image: Stockport Council)<\/p>\n

One of Manchester\u2019s busiest roads will start to see its speed cut down to 30mph over the next few weeks – which has sparked confusion.<\/p>\n

The Kingsway\/A34 runs along the border of Manchester and Stockport<\/a> and currently has a speed limit of 40mph. This is now being reduced to 30mph under Manchester City Council\u2019s latest road safety strategy plans<\/a> to cut speed limits across the city after a surge in crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists.<\/p>\n

The 30mph zone will run from Mosley Road to a point 83m north of the Manchester\/Stockport boundary.<\/p>\n

This has come as a shock to many locally, despite the plans being on the cards for over a year. Signage popping up along the route in recent days has stirred up confusion on local social media groups.<\/p>\n

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Many are unsure when the new speed limit will come into effect and worried they could have a speeding ticket coming in the post.<\/p>\n

One commenter on the A555 Facebook group said: \u201cI\u2019m now worried I\u2019ve been caught previous days going to work as there have been no warning signs of it coming into effect at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martin commented: \u201cThey did princess parkway a few years back. More nonsense speed limits on major routes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another local on the Burnage-What’s the gossip page reacted with angry emojis, saying: \u201cKingsway new speed limit 30mph effective from July 23.\u201d<\/p>\n

A34 Kingsway in Manchester(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

One person added: \u201cI\u2019m hoping it will calm the speeding down but I doubt it. We could do with a few more speed cameras.\u201d<\/p>\n

The local authority has not confirmed a specific date for the change, but said this is a phased rollout as work takes place over the next few weeks. They have advised motorists using the Kingsway to follow the speed limit signposted.<\/p>\n

When the Manchester Evening News<\/a> previously reported on this issue, the reaction was mixed. Some felt this move could impact the local economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSlow traffic helps create queues and gridlock which causes problems for workers and issues for businesses, which then invest elsewhere,\u201d said a commenter. \u201cIt feels like an over reaction by out of touch councillors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many were positive about the changes. One reader commented: \u201cThe driving on A34 Kingsway has been too crazy for too long. I hope the council will install speed cameras too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Another said: \u201cI am fine with this, it will reduce casualties which is especially important given how busy A&Es are.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever you think about cyclists, motor vehicles are faster and heavier and cause more injuries and deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n

This road is one of the last out of the eight main roads in Manchester planned for a speed limit reduction. Work began last summer to slow motorists down on the routes, with new signage implemented in some locations, with just Kingsway left to change.<\/p>\n

The eight roads affected by the plans are:<\/p>\n

World Way \u2013 installation completeMiddleton Road \u2013 installation completeMoseley Road \u2013 from Wilmslow Road to Kingsway – installation completeWilbraham Road – Wilbraham Road from Princess Road to Wilmslow Road – installation completeGreengate \u2013 from Victoria Avenue East to its boundary with Oldham (North of M60 bridge) \u2013 installation completeStyal Road \u2013 Simonsway southwards to the Stockport boundary, approx. 100m south of the A555 Manchester Airport Relief Road – installation completeKingsway – Mosley Road to a point 83m north of the Manchester\/ Stockport Boundary – installation expected by late July\/early AugustMancunian Way – Downing Street to Fairfield Street. This site is paused until the 50mph section is approved and both sections will be implemented together(Image: ABNM Photography)<\/p>\n

Coun Tracey Rawlins, executive member for clean air, environment and transport, said: “Over the past 12 months work has been underway to reduce the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph on eight key roads throughout the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been done as part of our Active Travel Strategy which drew a clear conclusion that higher speeds on our roads result in a greater number of incidents and casualties, as well as worse air quality and pollution, as well as contributing to congestion, rather than alleviating it.<\/p>\n

“We know that slower speeds mean greater safety and that is ultimately what we want to achieve with this strategy. One incident on the roads is one too many and as a council we want to explore every opportunity that will make our roads safer.”<\/p>\n

The council has confirmed the move after figures for people being killed and seriously injured while walking or cycling in Manchester have shot up since the pandemic. In 2019, 58 pedestrians were involved in a road collision, as were 18 cyclists.<\/p>\n

In 2023, 77 pedestrians were involved in an accident \u2014 but the number of cyclists more than doubled to 41.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The speed limit on Kingsway is being reduced from 40mph to 30mphMajor changes are planned to the A34(Image:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3528,2434,3530,59,57,58,3529,1768,3531,50,229,2443,557,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-5970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-kingdom","8":"tag-burnage","9":"tag-didsbury","10":"tag-fallowfield","11":"tag-gb","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-greatbritain","14":"tag-levenshulme","15":"tag-manchester","16":"tag-manchester-council","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-politics","19":"tag-stockport","20":"tag-transport","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom","23":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}