New 30mph limit planned on 'dangerous' and busy road stretch between villages
A 30mph zone is set to be introduced between two traffic plagued border villages, the local MP has confirmed.
Residents in Llanymynech and Pant have long been campaigning to sort out the A483, and reduce the speed limit at the Llanymynech crossroads to 20mph.
Now there has been a breakthrough with North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan confirming that road experts at National Highways planning to introduce a 30mph zone between Llanymynech and Pant.
Its aim is to improve the "dangerous" and busy stretch of road between the villages, where the limit is currently 40mph.
Mrs Morgan says the recent move does not solve the overall problem of the road’s traffic, but it is a "positive step" that she thinks will improve safety between two of the main villages intersected by the road.
Top of the list of local demands continues to be the Llanymynech bypass, mentioned by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year.
The MP and local campaigners also say that improvements to the Llynclys crossroads and action throughout the stretch of road, like a crossing opposite Bryn Offa Primary School, are needed.
Mrs Morgan said: “In Llanymynech, Pant, Llynclys and the nearby villages, road safety around the A483 is an issue that comes up on almost every doorstep.
“A bypass would be ideal, but in the absence of that, we need action to make the Llynclys crossroads safe and sort out the dangerous and busy sections of the A483.
“It is really welcome to see National Highways taking action with plans to bring the stretch between Llanymynech and Pant down to 30mph, but more can and must be done.
"I’ll be keeping the pressure up on both them and on Shropshire Council to take this issue seriously and ensure our villages are safe for everyone.”
