Transport written question – answered at on 27 March 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations she has received on the maximum speed limit for (a) a single carriageway road and (b) a dual carriageway road which has been permanently constricted to a single carriageway for a set distance.
holding answer
The Department has, from time to time, received representations from interested parties requesting information on the maximum speed limit for dual carriageways, including dual carriageways constricted to a single carriageway.
The maximum speed limit for cars on a single carriageway road is 60 mph. The maximum speed limit for cars on a dual carriageway is 70 mph.
If a dual carriageway is constricted to a single carriageway, the speed limit will be reduced from 70 mph to 60 mph, unless signs indicate otherwise.
If a dual carriageway is reduced to a single lane of traffic in each direction, the 70 mph speed limit will still apply unless signs indicate otherwise.
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