AQW 4761/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 11/06/2020
Answered On Date: 24/06/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail how the 100 schools will be selected for 20mph restrictions within the vicinity of their premises.

Answer:

As Minister responsible for promoting and improving road safety, I want to work actively with partners to reduce death and serious injuries on our roads. I believe that reducing the maximum speed traffic can travel at on some of our roads, particularly those near schools, can help in this regard.

I am delighted to further demonstrate my commitment by allocating funding to introduce part-time 20 mph speed limits at around 100 schools in Northern Ireland so that parents, children and staff will be safer as they go to and from school on a daily basis. Priority listings are currently being developed for each Division. These listings will be based on scores calculated using the assessment framework contained within the Department’s road safety at schools policy document. I also anticipate further requests from other schools and these will also have to be assessed before any of the listings can be finalised. I am committed to moving at pace in the roll out of these new 20mph zones.