Caerphilly - Multiple Traffic Notices
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Caerphilly County Borough Council
Speed Limits Traffic Regulation Order 2023
NOTICE is hereby given that Caerphilly County Borough Council in exercise of their powers under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers and after consulting with the Chief Officer of Police have made an order the effect of which is: -
As a result of Welsh Government’s new legislation to change the default speed limit on restricted roads in Wales from 30mph to 20mph on the 17th September 2023, this order will retain 30mph speed limits along the following restricted roads.
| Ward | Road |
|---|---|
| Aberbargoed and Bargoed | Angel Way Link Road from Commercial Street, Aberbargoed to Morrisons traffic signals (including roundabout and A469 approach arms) |
| Aberbargoed and Bargoed | Angel Way Link Road between Aberbargoed roundabout and Britannia roundabout (including both roundabouts) |
| Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Cefn Fforest and Pengam | A4049 Pengam Road from Britannia roundabout to south of Britannia Terrace |
| Argoed | A4048 Hollybush |
| Argoed | A4048 Argoed |
| Bedwas and Trethomas, Machen and Rudry | A468 Newport Road, Trethomas from east of its junction with Ridgeway to a point west of the fuel station |
| Bedwas and Trethomas | A468 Newport Road, Trethomas from a point approx. 60m to the western side of the junction with Clos Pantglas to the existing 30mph signs to the west of the village |
| Blackwood | B4254 Highfields Way from the eastern side of the junction with Parc Plas to the western side of the junction with Montclaire Avenue |
| Blackwood | B4251 High Street from the Chartist Bridge roundabout to a point north of the access road to St Margaret’s Church |
| Blackwood, Penmaen, Pontllanfraith | B4254 Southern Cross Valley Link (between Libanus traffic Signals and the Penmaen Road Roundabout (including the B4251 Penmaen Road approach) |
|---|---|
| Cefn Fforest and Pengam, Blackwood | Bryn Road from a point approx. 25m north of Highfields Way roundabout to its junction with Twyn Gardens |
| Cefn Fforest and Pengam | A4049 from south of Gellihaf Road junction to a point south of Fairview signals |
| Cefn Fforest and Pengam | B4254 from a point approx. 100m east of the school side gate to a point approx. 25m south of Highfields Way roundabout |
| Crosskeys | B4591 Risca Road from the A467 to the junction with High Street |
| Crumlin | B4251 Kendon Road from a point east of Ty Brachty Terrace playground to its junction with Woodview Terrace |
| Crumlin | B4251 Kendon Road from east of Main Street junction to the A467 |
| Crumlin | A467 from the junction with Crumlin Road to a point south of the fuel station |
| Crumlin | A472 Hafodyrynys Road from the A467 junction to a point east of the newly demolished properties |
| Crumlin | A472 Hafodyrynys Road from west of the Swffryd junction to a point east of the former fuel station. |
| Darran Valley | Common road between the cattle grid at the northern end of Pentwyn Village to the cattle grid south of Fochriw. |
|---|---|
| Llanbradach | Coed-y-Brain Road from Coed-y-Brain roundabout for approx. 250metres in a northerly direction. |
| Machen and Rudry | A468 Newport Road and Wesley Hill, Machen from a point approximately 150m west of the Ffwrwm Road junction to the existing 30mph signs to the west of the village |
| Maesycwmmer | A472 from Ystrad Mynach Roundabout to east of Gellideg Heights |
| Maesycwmmer, Pontllanfraith | A4049 from the Bryn Road Roundabout to a point east of the new housing development |
| Moriah and Pontlottyn | Carn-y-Tyla Terrace, Abertysswg from south-east of IDS School access road to a point west of the primary phase access road |
| Moriah and Pontlottyn | A469 Merchant Street between access to Capital Valley Ind Est and Heol Evan Wynne |
| Moriah and Pontlottyn, Darran Va | Fochriw Road between Brynhyfryd, Pontlottyn and Heol-y-Bryn, Fochriw |
| Nelson | A472 Mafon Road west of the Railway Inn PH to the Nelson roundabout |
| New Tredegar | A4049 between A469 junction and the Colliers Row junction |
| New Tredegar | A4049 White Rose Way between the junction with St David’s Park and the southern end of the village. |
|---|---|
| Penyrheol | Hendredenny Drive from St Cenydd Road to a point east of Chester Court |
| Risca West | B4591 Pontymister between the Mill Street Roundabout and the A467 Roundabout (including the A467 Roundabout) |
| St Cattwg | A469 New Road, Pengam between Angel Way traffic signals and north of the Aldi junction in Tir-y-Berth |
| St Cattwg, Hengoed | A469 New Road, Tir-y-Berth from south of William Street to southern end of village |
| St Cattwg | B4254 between Glyn-Gaer Road and Castle Hill, Gelligaer |
| St Cattwg | B4254 Church Road, Gelligaer and Gelligaer Road between the junction with Aneurin Bevan Avenue and west of its junction with Penywrlod |
| St Cattwg | B4254 Gelligaer Road from its junction with Llancaiach Fawr to the county boundary |
| Twyn Carno | Merthyr Road between Llechryd and the Prince of Wales PH. |
| Twyn Carno | B4257 High Street Rhymney between Llechryd and approx. 100m north of Ael-y-Bryn Community Centre. |
| Van | Rudry Road from its junction with Lansbury Park Distributor Road to east of its junction with Rudry Close |
|---|---|
| Van | Rudry Road from its junction with Lansbury Park Distributor Road to east of its junction with Rudry Close |
| Van | Van Road from the roundabout at the junction with Lansbury Park Distributor Road to its junction with Cefn Carnau Lane |
| Ynysddu | B4251 Ynysddu from the northern end of the village to the northern end of Cwmfelinfach |
| Ynysddu | B4251 Wattsville from Full Moon roundabout to the North Blackvein Ind Est entrance |
| Ystrad Mynach | Penallta Link Road from Tredomen roundabout to north of Penallta House access road |
| Ystrad Mynach | Northern end of Penallta Link Road and Penallta Road to Pen-y-Bryn Terrace |
The speed limits are also being amended to 40mph to improve road safety at the following locations.
| Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Darren Valley, New Tredegar | A469 Bargoed to Brithdir – New 40mph speed limit between the existing 40mph speed limits at Factory Road, Bargoed and Brithdir |
|---|---|
| Argoed | A4048 North of Hollybush – Reduction in length of existing 30mph speed limit and introduction of a new 40mph speed limit buffer |
| St Cattwg | B4254 Gelligaer Road (between Gelligaer and Nelson) – New 40mph speed limit between the existing 30mph speed limit at Gelligaer and the national speed limit to the east of the Reed Beds. |
| Nelson, Ystrad Mynach | A472 Nelson to Tredomen – New 40mph speed limit between Nelson roundabout (B4255 Caerphilly Road junction) and the existing 30mph speed limit at Tredomen |
The Order shall come into operation on 17th September 2023.
A copy of the Order as made, plans showing the parts of the highway affected and a statement of the traffic authority’s reasons for making the Order can be viewed at www.caerphilly.gov.uk/TrafficRegulationsOrders and may also be inspected free of charge by appointment at Caerphilly County Borough Council Legal Services, Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, CF82 7PG between the hours of 09:00 and 17:00 Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and public holidays) from 12/09/2023 to 24/10/2023 quoting reference SC/5010726.
If you wish to question the validity of the Order or of any of the provisions in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on the grounds that any requirement of that Act made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order you may within six weeks of the date hereof apply to the Court for this purpose.
Dated 12th September 2023
Marcus Lloyd, Head of Infrastructure, Tredomen House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, CF82 7WF
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