A clamp down on speeding vehicles in Wellington is set to begin after it was revealed more than 70 per cent of drivers were breaking the speed limit.
The Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia is to set up a mobile speed enforcement site on Haygate Road, in Wellington.
Residents have been lodging concerns for years and recent speed data collected on Haygate Road shows more than 70 percent of drivers using the road went over the 30 mph speed limit with 15 per cent were driving more than 38 mph.
Rod Reynolds, head of the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia, said: “Two out of three drivers using Haygate Road are exceeding the 30 mph limit and it is hoped the commencement of speed enforcement will significantly reduce this number and make the road safer for the local community.”
Cameras will be in place from January 25 for around six months and will be the second such initiative in the borough – the first being Hadley Park Road in Leegomery.
Councillor Adrian Lawrence, cabinet member for environment, said the survey had showed up problems in the area.
He said: “The data shows the majority of drivers using Haygate Road are exceeding the speed limit and this causes significant concern to local residents.
“The launch of a second community concern site in the Borough is a clear indication that we are listening to what local residents are telling us.”
In 2006 it was reported that former town mayor John Alvey campaigned to see speed reduction methods in the area after claiming front garden walls were destroyed by cars mounting the pavement after failing to negotiate the bend.
Wellington Mayor, Councillor Barry Tillotson, added that he felt that speeding in the town needed sorting as a priority.
He said: “Speeding is an ongoing problem. The road there is bad particularly when you think cars are headed into the town centre.
“There are a lot of cars parked on the left and the right so it can be quite dangerous, particularly the closer you get to the town centre.”
The Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia is made up of 13 partner agencies including Telford & Wrekin Council and West Mercia Police.