20mph zone to be introduced in Hutton
A new 20mph zone is set to be introduced in Hutton as part of North Somerset Council’s commitment to improving road safety and sustainable travel.
The formal notification order for the scheme (Traffic Regulation Order) will be advertised in Hutton from the week beginning Monday 22 July for three weeks.
The scheme will be the 28th 20mph scheme since 2000 with recent zones including Wrington, Uphill, Nailsea, Clevedon (The Beach / Hill Road area), Weston (Baker Street) and Pill and Easton-in-Gordano.
A further scheme is also planned for Kenn Street, Kenn following consultation with residents this summer.
The 20mph zones support the council’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030 by providing sustainable travel routes across the area to offer health and wellbeing benefits to residents and encourage more cycling and walking, as well as reducing car travel.
The Hutton zone aims to provide safer routes for walking, cycling and horse riding through the village with the introduction of 20mph limits (signs and lines) and a 20mph zone using traffic calming measures.
The scheme will also:
- Improve safety for those travelling throughout the village
- Provide safer access to the primary school in the centre of the village to enable safer walking for children
- Reduce the speed limit on Old Mixon Road from 40mph to 30mph.
A public consultation on the 20mph scheme was held in October 2023 and included a drop-in session and an online questionnaire. Of the responses, 80 per cent were in favour of its introduction.
