Local Speed Limits

The Department for Regional Development would like to hear people's views on setting local speed limits here.

A 12 week public consultation on the draft policy document, Setting Local Speed Limits in Northern Ireland begins today.

The policy aims to:

Promote safe and considerate driving and encourage road users to adopt appropriate speeds on our roads;

Give guidance to Roads Service traffic engineers to achieve appropriate and consistent setting of local speed limits across the urban and rural road network;

Summarise the legal requirements governing the setting of local speed limits;

Introduce variable speed limits at rural schools; and

Provide for a review of speed limits on all strategic roads within five years of publication of this document

Copies of the draft policy is available to download in electronic format  

Notes to Editors

1. Hard copies of the draft policy may be obtained by contacting:

2. Responses to the consultation document should be posted to the above address.

3 E-mail responses should be sent to: greg.mcclelland@drdni.gov.uk.

4. Comments may also be faxed to: 028 9054 0111

5. Responses are required by 17 April 2009.

6. Media queries to: Emma Flynn Davies, Department for Regional Development, Press Office, Tel: 02890 540372.