20mph speed limit zone approved for Hull’s Old Town
Hull City Council has approved work to implement a new 20mph zone in Hull’s Old Town area, as part of the safety improvement scheme for Lowgate. It aims to reduce the risk of accidents near Hull College, as well as the retail and entertainment venues between George Street and the A63 Castle Street, the council says. The zone will also cover Savile Street, Vernon Street, Queens Dock Avenue, Princes Dock Street, Guildhall Road, Alfred Gelder Street and the side streets off Lowgate that border the River Hull. Following the approval, the council is now in the process of completing the traffic regulation order (TRO) for the speed limit change, as well as putting up signage to mark the 20mph limit. Work is anticipated to be completed by late summer. The council says that the implementation of the new 20mph zone is the first step of the wider improvement scheme for Lowgate. It comes in response to a request from the city’s coroner after a pedestrian fatality. The other works that are planned, include: widening the footway outside of O’Leary’s public house at Lowgate / Scale Lane to reduce the width of the carriageway to make crossing easier and create a lay-by for the taxi rank a new signalised crossing facility at Silver Street / Scale Lane widening …
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