When Transport Scotland's review of traffic speed on the A7 through Langholm is expected to be completed and when the findings will be publ…

Revised guidance issued by the Scottish Government on Setting Local Speed Limits in August 2006 outlined the framework for roads authorities to determine speeds on all A and B class roads so that they are consistent, understood by drivers and appropriate for the environment and circumstances of their use. The guidance states that each roads authority must oversee a review of all speed limits by 2011. Transport Scotland, as trunk roads authority, instructed its operating companies to review the speed limits on all qualifying sections of the trunk road network, with a view to meeting the deadline and making recommendations.
For the purposes of checking consistency throughout the country, the outcomes of each route review will not be reported until the Speed Limit Review is complete. These outcomes are due to be published by spring 2012.
The initial consultation exercise for the Speed Limit Review will be with the Police and Transport Scotland’s operating companies. Further public consultation will follow as and when the recommendations of the Speed Limit Review are taken forward.