20mph zones – soon to go live

You may have noticed (on street posts near you!) that there are black bags covering street signs....presumably shortly to be unveiled and enforced on unsuspecting villagers!

An extract from the Permanent Traffic Order from the Highways Commissioner for Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council, confirms that the 20 mile an hour zones will cover a 20mph speed limit on the following lengths of road:

• Andrews Close,
• Arden Close,
• Brereton Close,
• Broom Crescent,
• Broomheath Lane,
• Church Street from its junction with High Street for a distance of 110 metres in a southerly direction,
• Crossfields,
• Deans Way,
• Field Close,
• Field Lane,
• Gowy Crescent,
• Hallfields Road,
• Heath Close,
• Heath Drive,
• High Street from a point 20 metres east of its junction with Hockenhull Lane for a distance of 440 metres in a north-easterly direction,
• Hockenhull Avenue,
• Hockenhull Crescent,
• Hockenhull Lane from its southern junction with Crossfields for a distance of 255 metres in a northerly direction,
• Hunters Crescent,
• Hunters Drive,
• Meadow Close,
• Moreton Croft,
• Park Close,
• Pitts Close,
• Platts Lane,
• Sheaf Close,
• Tarporley Road Service,
• The Bruen,
• The Pryors,
• The Ridgeway.

Watch your speed!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Further to the item on Tarvinonline on 21 January, it can be confirmed that Cheshire West and Chester Council has now made the necessary Traffic Regulation Order for the 20 mph speed limits. The new limits will come into operation on Friday 25 January (whether and how they will be policed is another question, but drivers should be warned!)