Speed Limit Changes in Barton

I am sure you will all have noticed that speed limits have been changed on B1046 through Barton. New Road from the A603 to Burwash Manor/Kings Grove is now 30 mph and the 20 mph has been extended all the way along Comberton Road to the Bridleway at Foxcote Farm. These changes are part of the Greenways scheme to reduce speeds and make the roads safer for pedestrians, wheelers, cyclists and horse riders. Additional road surface features will be added in the 20 mph to ensure speed reduction compliance. We have placed the MVAS speed monitor near Perennial houses at Foxcote’s with a 20 mph setting to see if reduction in speed limit alone will reduce traffic speed entering the village. 30 mph data at the same spot shows that speeds entering the village are closer to 40 mph rather than 30 mph (v85 at 36 mph with 80 mph recorded as the top speed and more than 60% of vehicles travelling over 30 mph).