FOI request detail

A20 Temporary Speed Limits

Request ID: FOI-1938-2425
Date published: 10 October 2024

You asked

In response to a previous FOI request you advised as below We’ve had to temporarily introduce a 40mph speed limit on the A20 Sidcup Road owing to ongoing surface water flooding and water sheeting which has caused a number of safety concerns. The works to correct those issues were completed several weeks ago, yet the reduced limits still remain Can you confirm when the limits will be reverted back to the original ones?

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-1938-2425

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 16th September 2024 asking for information about the speed limit on the A20.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

Specifically you asked:

In response to a previous FOI request you advised as below:

‘We’ve had to temporarily introduce a 40mph speed limit on the A20 Sidcup Road owing to ongoing surface water flooding and water sheeting which has caused a number of safety concerns.’

The works to correct those issues were completed several weeks ago, yet the reduced limits still remain. Can you confirm when the limits will be reverted back to the original ones?”.

I can confirm that we hold the information you require.

It is currently planned that reversion to the original speed limits will be on 30th October 2024.

If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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