Dovenby Speed Limit Proposals
Dovenby Speed Limit Proposals
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Cumbria County Council Proposal - A594 Dovenby - Speed Limit Reduction

The proposed changes are to reduce part of the existing 50mph speed limit to 40mph, through the village of Dovenby. This proposal comes as a result of an independent Engineering Safety Study carried out along the A594 Dovenby considering its history of collisions and their associated causation factors. The study indicated that a reduction in speed limit would help to prevent these types of collisions from occurring as frequently, should it be introduced.

This proposal did NOT include the Dovenby Craggs crossroads giving the access to Tallentire, but feedback has revealed that some comments made regarding the proposal strongly favour including the Dovenby Craggs crossroads as there have been several accidents there in the last few years. Thus it has been suggested that the speed limit may also include the Tallentire turning at Dovenby Craggs.

Click here to view the Dovenby Speed Limit Proposal Map

The public were able to give their views on the proposal, which is now under discussion and subsequently Cumbria County Council accepted that there was concern about the Dovenby Craggs crossroads, and is considering the extension of the new 40mph speed limit to include this area as well as Dovenby Village area.

It is hoped that a new speed limit will be in operation before too long.