Overview
- Despite consultation results showing about 69% overall opposition, Wokingham Borough Council will introduce 20mph limits in parts of Woodley and Earley.
- Roadworks are scheduled to start next week, with the rollout of new 20mph areas expected to take 12 to 18 months.
- The council leader, Stephen Conway, said consultations are not votes and that evidence on safety and national guidance must carry weight.
- Critics, including former council leader Keith Baker, argue the consultation was a tick-box exercise and say residents’ views were disregarded.
- Context from national reporting indicates roughly a third of UK roads now carry 20mph limits, affecting an estimated 19.1 million residents.