The dozens of 20mph Flintshire roads that could return to 30mph

Flintshire council has published its list of roads that could now return to 30mph after new guidance on the 20mph limit. Welsh Government launched a review in the spring of the default 20mph limit in Wales.

The limit was introduced back in September 2023 and has proved hugely controversial. A major complaint has been over arterial routes that many drivers don't think should be 20mph.

Councils have always had the powers to create exception roads which would stay at 30mph. Some, like Cyngor Gwynedd have used these extensively with 85 exceptions but others have fewer than 10 across their counties.

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Welsh Government revised the guidance this summer before local authorities launched consultations with residents about where they think changes should be made. Flintshire received over 900 responses and they have now published a list of the roads (see below) they will assess.

The council said: "We will be reviewing all the comments we have received, assessing them against the revised guidance. When determining whether a street/road should have a higher speed limit, councils must be certain that any such increase will not have a negative impact on road safety.

"Once we have completed our review, we will publish the results of the assessments on our website in the coming months. Please note that we will not be able to provide individual feedback to every comment we have received.

"Streets/roads where 30mph would not be suitable under the revised guidance will remain at the default speed limit of 20mph. For any street/road where the revised guidance suggests a 30mph speed limit could be suitable, the proposal will the be formally advertised in accordance with the statutory consultation procedure for traffic regulation orders (TRO). Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox

"Every TRO will be subject to a public consultation, where residents can show support or raise objections. We will publish details of any changes on our website. Following the TRO consultations, final decisions will be made on any changes as part of the council’s normal decision-making processes."

The full list of roads:

• A5026 from Lloc to A5151

• A5026 Holway Road/Fron Park Road/Halkyn Road, Holywell

• A5104 Chester Road to High Street, Saltney

• A5104 Main Road, Broughton

• A5104 Mold Road, Broughton

• A5104 Pontybodkin to Coed Talon

• A5119 Flint, Northop Road

• A5119 King Street

• A5119 King Street to Leadmills

• A5119 New Brighton

• A5119 Northop Road, Northop

• A5119 Ruthin Road, Mold

• A541 Caergwrle

• A541 Cefn y Bedd

• A541 Denbigh Road, Mold

• A541 Hendre

• A541 Pontblyddyn

• B5441 Welsh Road, Deeside

• A548 Bagillt Road

• A548 Mostyn Road

• A548 Oakenholt to Flint

• A548 Weighbridge Road, Deeside

• A549 Dobshill to Penrhwylfa Roundabout

• A550 Gladstone Way, Hawarden

• A550 Hawarden Road, Caegwrle

• A5119 Aber Road, Flint

• Alltami Road, Buckley

• Aston Hall Lane

• Aston Road

• B5121 Brynford Road

• B5121 Greenfield to Holywell

• B5125 Glynne Way

• B5125 Hawarden

• B5129 Kelsterton Road

• B5129 Sandycroft

• B5129 Shotton

• B5444 Wrexham Road, Mold

• Bagillt High Street

• Bannel Lane, Buckley

• Brunswick Road

• Bryn Lane, New Brighton

• Bryn Road, Mynydd Isa

• Bryn-y-Baal Road to Bryn Road, Mynydd Isa

• Burntwood Road to Wood Lane

• Carmel Road

• Chambers Lane

• B5128 Church Road, Buckley

• B5129 Connah’s Quay High Street

• Deeside Industrial Park

• Drury Lane

• Drury New Road

• Dock Road, Greenfield

• Evans Way, Shotton

• Ewloe Interchange

• Factory Road, Sandycroft

• Fagl lane

• Ffordd Llanarth

• Ffordd Nercwys

• Ffordd Pentre Bach

• Gas Lane, Mold

• Globe Way, Buckley

• Green Lane East

• Greenfield Street to Greenfield Road

• Gwernaffield Road

• Hall Lane

• Kelsterton Lane, Connah’s Quay

• Jubilee Road

• Level Road

• B5127 Liverpool Road, Buckley

• Llinegar Hill, Penyffordd

• Lower Aston Hall lane

• Maes Gwern, Mold

• B5126 Mold Road, Connah’s Quay

• Manor Lane Industrial Estate

• Martins Hill

• Megs Lane

• Monastery Road

• Moor lane

• Mount Pleasant Road

• Nant Mawr Road, Buckley

• New Road, Drury

• Oakfield Road

• Padeswood Road South, Buckley

• Pen-Y-Maes Road

• Pinfold Lane, Buckley

• Plough Interchange

• Precinct Way, Buckley

• Queensferry roundabout

• Queen’s Lane, Mold

• Raikes Lane

• Rhes-y-Cae

• River Lane, Saltney

• Sandy Lane, Saltney

• Spence Industrial Estate

• St Davids Park

• Shotton, Woodland Street

• The Willow

• Tinkersdale, Hawarden

• Vounog Hill to Wrexham Road, Penyffordd

• Wepre Lane to Wepre Drive, Connah's Quay

• Whitefarm Road, Buckley

• Wood Lane to St David's Park, Ewloe

• Woodlands Road, Mold