Drivers will be forced to slow down on a number of main routes around the city
Hagley Road is among routes where the speed limit will be cut.(Image: Google)
Speed limits on main roads across Birmingham will be cut to 30mph by the end of the year as part of a major safety drive.
City council bosses say “virtually all roads” in the city will have a maximum speed limit of 30.
The authority has listed the roads and locations where drivers will be forced to slow down, under changes set to be enforced by the end of the year.
READ MORE: New advanced speed cameras being rolled out on UK roads as drivers warned
POLL: Do you support a ban on pavement parking?
Brummies will have to adjust to the new speed limits to ensure they comply with the rules and don’t leave themselves at risk of fines.
The changes are part of a bid to cut serious injuries and deaths on the city’s roads.
New speed cameras and red light cameras have also been announced for the city.
The speed limit will be cut from 40mph to 30mph at the following locations
A34 Walsall Road, A34 Perry Barr Expressway, A34 Birchfield Road, A34 High Street – From Old Walsall Road to Old Park Walk (near Bartons Arms)A4041 Queslett Road – near Hamble RoadA452 Chester Road North – From the roundabout junction with A4041 Queslett Road East (at the city boundary), to Greenway DriveA5127 Lichfield Road – From south of Bishops Way to the roundabout at Watford Gap Road (city boundary)Webster Way/Thimble End Road – From Walmley Road to Walmley Ash RoadOx Leys Road – Springfield Road to Fox Hollies RoadA38/B4148 Tyburn Road – From Salford Circus to Chester Road roundaboutB4148 Eachelhurst Road – From south of the railway bridge to the roundabout at A452 Chester RoadA38 Kingsbury Road – From Minworth island (A4097 Kingsbury Road), to the junction with the B4148 Tyburn RoadA4097 Kingsbury Road – From Wiggins Hill Road to city boundaryA452 Chester Road – From the new Aldi on A452 Chester Road to the Castle Bromwich interchange near Newport RoadB4147 Newport Road – From the Castle Bromwich interchange to the roundabout at Coleshill RoadA47 Heartlands / Fort Parkway – From Spitfire island to Saltley viaduct roundaboutA47 Nechells Parkway – From the roundabout at B4132 Goodrick Way the A4540 ring road (heading into city)A4540 Ring Road clockwise (3 sections) – From Dartmouth Circus to Spring HillA45 Small Heath Highway – From the junction with Bolton Road to Heybarnes CircusA45 Coventry Road/A45 New Coventry Road – From Heybarnes Circus to the city boundary at Hatchford BrookMonmouth Drive – From Jevons Road to Somerville RoadWeeford Road – From the mini roundabout at Harvest Fields Way to the A453, Tamworth RoadA441 Redditch Road – From Burford Park Road to the city boundary at Longbridge LaneA38 Bristol Road South – Eastbound – a section either side of the junction with Park Way. Westbound – a section either side of the junction with Park Way and extending to the city boundary at Leach Green LaneB4121 Wolverhampton Road South, B4121 West Boulevard, Barnes Hill, Shenley Lane – From the junction with Hagley Road West to the junction with Black Haynes RoadA456 Hagley Road West – From Perry Hill Lane to Bearwood Road/Lordswood Road junctionA41 Hockley Flyover (Soho Hill and Hockley Hill) – From Key Hill to Soho HillLindridge Road – From Rectory Road to Withy Hill Road (as currently signed on site)Redhill Road – From Redditch Road to the BCC Boundary (as currently signed on site)Walmley Ash Lane and Cottage Lane – From the junction with Walmley Ash Road to the junction with Hurst Green Road
Get all the latest motoring news sent to your inbox by signing up to our new newsletter here
Cllr Majid Mahmood, cabinet member for environment and transport at Birmingham City Council, said: “Together we must do whatever it takes to make roads safer for everyone, which is what our Road Harm Reduction strategy sets out.
“We are making the speed limit on virtually all roads a maximum of 30mph – this will be implemented later this year.
“We are also working with police on red light cameras and we have just announced six new locations for average speed cameras across the city.
“Working with our police partners, swift and decisive action will be taken against those who break the rules of the road. Driving is a privilege not a right.”
