Speed cameras installed more than a year ago along a long stretch of the M4 in Wales still haven’t been switched on. From the middle of March 2021 a stretch of the M4 through Newport was limited to 50mph speed restrictions in both directions from junction 28 at Tredegar Park to junction 24 at Coldra.
To that point plans had been in the offing for more than a year after the Welsh Government established the South East Wales Transport Commission to come up with alternative suggestions for how to deal with pollution and congestion on the M4. Speed limits in Newport were deemed to be one of the quicker solutions Lord Terence Burns’ commission recommended alongside enhancements to lane guidance on the approach to Brynglas Tunnels and improved traffic officer response times following collisions.
But two years after the recommendations were made and a year after the cameras were installed Wales’ police multi-agency GoSafe has confirmed that they are yet to go live. The reason for the delay, it said, was due to IT problems and staffing issues.
