Please note the 20mph application window opens on Monday 27 January 2025 and closes on Friday 28 March 2025 at 5pm.
Cambridgeshire County Council have created an annual 20mph funding programme to install either 20mph zones or limits countywide.
The programme will open for applications annually. Anyone can apply if they have the support of their local County Council member. Once an application has been submitted it will be prioritised and scored by officers. This will produce a long list which will then be worked through until all the schemes applied for have been delivered.
The prioritised schemes will be entirely funded by the council out of a budget of £150,000 per year specifically set aside for 20mph schemes. This is expected to fund the delivery of around eight individual schemes per year.
The 20mph restrictions will:
- make streets safer by reducing speeds and enabling a more equitable use of the road space for all users (vulnerable road users, sustainable transport, businesses, and car users)
- encourage residents to walk or cycle by reducing speeds
- reduce noise and pollution by amending the way vehicles accelerate/decelerate
The initiative will not be compulsory (but the greater level of coverage we attain across the county the greater level of compliance we will gain) and needs to be supported by the parish/town council and by the local county councillor.
The anticipated benefits
How motorists will know they are in a 20mph area
Signs and lines will be installed in line with the relevant traffic and road safety traffic signs manuals.
We will inform residents of the speed reduction to make them aware of the change via their local press and parish.
20mph Road Markings will be placed at entrances and exit points, or as required within the scheme
20mph Terminal Signs to mark where the entrance and exit of the 20mph speed limit changes are
20mph smaller Repeater sign within the area to remind you of the speed limit. (At a maximum distance of 200m apart)
Next Steps
Delivery
Visit our 20mph funding Programme page to check the progress of the current programme of projects being delivered across Cambridgeshire