Some time between 11.45 pm last night and 4.35 this morning, the Welsh government had modified the A494 trunk road for 20 mph, complete with replacement huge village gateway signs for Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd and a sprinkling of 20 mph repeaters near Ysgol Brynhyfryd, on Wernfechan, at Valley Arms and Bridge Services.
Denbighshire had yet to treat its county roads in Rhuthun/Ruthin. A gang was out from 6 am, nevertheless. Denbighhsire's chosen contractor I think was KTM.
Entrances to Rhuthun on main roads were completed between 8.00 AM and 8.30 AM.
The A525 was completed by 1030, including villages of Llanfair and nearby Graigfechan. Greenfied Road was done. However, a number of signs were not changed and remain at 30 mph. At the time of writing, these are at Castle Street/Corwen Road, Lôn Spiriol, Greenfield Road, B5105 near Galltefga and St Meugan's.
As traffic volumes increased during the late morning, compliance seemed good. Perhaps people are simply seeing how 20 mph feels and wondering what enforcement there'd be (there was none). They cannot fail to have noticed 20 in the news. What it will be like tomorrow at 'rush' hour remains to be seen.
There were nevertheless a small number of miscreants in typical cars who were exceeding even 30 mph and these will probably always do so no matter the limit.
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