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NI considers more 20mph and reducing national speed limit

Rhodri Clark
22 January 2026
Reducing the speed limit in central Belfast and other built-up areas would reduce fatalities and injuries, according to Liz Kimmins
Reducing the speed limit in central Belfast and other built-up areas would reduce fatalities and injuries, according to Liz Kimmins
 

The Department for Infrastructure has not included changing the default urban speed limit to 20mph in a list of options for increasing 20mph coverage in Northern Ireland, despite acknowledging the achievements of the reduced default limit in Wales.

The DfI is also consulting on reducing the national speed limit on rural dual carriageways from 70mph to 60mph.

Last week, it launched a public consultation on its Speed Limit Review. Currently, relatively few roads in Northern Ireland have 20mph...

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