FOI request for dates when speed limit signs and average speed camera signage was erected on A20 Crittals corner East bound towards Swanley
Request ID: FOI-3992-2324 Date published: 22 February 2024
You asked
New speed limit signs and Camera awareness signage have been installed on the A20 Crittals corner slip road travelling towards the M25/Swanley.
When were the new speed limit signs installed?
To my knowledge on the 15/01/2024 the new speed limit signs were Blue they are now Red.
When were they changed from Blue to Red?
Why were they changed from Blue to Red?
When were the new Camera signs erected?
I have travelled this route several times since the beginning of January and have noted the erection of new signs on various dates but I now require more precise time line dates from your organisation.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-3992-2324/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3 February 2024 asking for information about speed limit signs and average speed camera signage.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.
New speed limit signs and Camera awareness signage have been installed on the A20 Crittals corner slip road travelling towards the M25/Swanley.
When were the new speed limit signs installed?
Speed limit signage changes were installed on 26 September 2023. Additional digital variable messaging signs were installed, alongside new ‘Speed limit in force’ (white on red) signs in October 2023.
To my knowledge on the 15/01/2024 the new speed limit signs were Blue they are now Red.
TfL is not aware of any blue speed limit signs. Speed limit 40 roundels along the link have always been white and red roundels as shown below.
When were they changed from Blue to Red?
N/A
Why were they changed from Blue to Red?
N/A
When were the new Camera signs erected?
Camera advisory signage were installed at the same time as the roundels were changed in September 2023
Please let me know if this is not the information you are looking for. If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
