LISTED: where speed limits have changed in Berkshire

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New, slower speed limits have been implemented going into two of the main towns in Berkshire.

At the end of June, new legal orders reducing speed limits from 40mph to 30mph came into effect.

The speed limits primarily affect roads going into and out of Reading and Wokingham.

The new limit stretches for the entirety of the A327 Reading Road running through Winnersh all the way to Wokingham town centre.

The 30mph speed limit running the length of Reading Road in Wokingham.The 30mph speed limit running the length of Reading Road in Wokingham. (Image: Wokingham Borough Council)

London Road in Wokingham has also gone down to 30mph between its junction with St Anne's Drive to Wiltshire Road and Peach Street.

The 30mph speed limit running the length of London Road in Wokingham.The 30mph speed limit running the length of London Road in Wokingham. (Image: Wokingham Borough Council)

The new limit has also been introduced in Reading Road, New Mill Road and Park Lane in Eversley, Finchampstead.

The 30mph speed limit that has been introduced in Reading Road, New Mill Road and Park Lane in Eversley, Finchampstead.The 30mph speed limit that has been introduced in Reading Road, New Mill Road and Park Lane in Eversley, Finchampstead. (Image: Wokingham Borough Council)

A 30mph limit has been implemented in Bearwood Road, Barkham as well, along a 240 metre stretch near its junction with Sandy Lane.

The 30mph speed limit in Bearwood Road, Barkham.The 30mph speed limit in Bearwood Road, Barkham. (Image: Wokingham Borough Council)

The traffic regulation order was implemented on Monday, June 30, by Wokingham Borough Council, the highways authority.

The limits have been introduced following an individual member's decision made by Martin Alder (Liberal Democrats, Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst), the executive member for active travel, transport and highways, on May 2. 

Maps of five locations where the limits have been introduced were published as part of a report into the decision.

The order also introduced a 30mph speed limit in Hollow Lane, Shinfield, between its junction with Brookers Hill and Arborfield Road.

The A327 Arborfield Road has been reduced to 30mph from its junction with Hollow Lane to the Eastern Relief Road.

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