Controlling vehicle speeds to 20mph improves road safety, particularly for vulnerable road users. Used carefully alongside broader speed and traffic management methods, 20mph zones promote active travel and help manage how traffic is distributed, enabling the Council to discourage the use of less suitable routes in favour of more suitable ones.
The newly adopted 20mph speed limit policy provides the framework Rotherham Council uses to consider and assess the implementation of 20mph speed limits. It sets out the criteria used in developing proposed 20 mph schemes.
All schemes are subject to public consultation, providing opportunity for residents and road users to express their concerns, support, and suggestions.
Local schemes will require ward member support and evidence of local consent before they can be implemented.
Some 20mph proposals fall within specific Department for Transport Programmes and are subject to national government guidelines.
