{"id":59494,"date":"2015-07-22T11:19:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T11:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=8d648bd2ee6ec4b10301e89acb8b2e6a"},"modified":"2015-07-22T11:19:20","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T11:19:20","slug":"press-release-new-speed-limit-for-sheppey-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=59494","title":{"rendered":"Press release: New speed limit for Sheppey Crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The speed limit has been brought in after the coroner investigating a serious incident on the crossing last July asked Highways England to consider urgent safety measures on the bridge, which is the main link between the M2 at Stockbury and Sheerness.<\/p>\n<p>A Highways England spokesperson said: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Safety is Highways England\u2019s top priority. We are fully supporting the inquest into the tragic incident that happened on the Sheppey Crossing last July. The Coroner in the pre-inquest hearing has recommended urgent action. In the interim, before the full inquest has taken place, Highways England has taken the decision to introduce a temporary speed limit on the basis that we need to assess whether such a measure would improve safety. Our objective is ensuring safe and reliable journeys on the A249 and the Sheppey Crossing for the 30,000 drivers who depend on it every day.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 50mph speed limit is in place in both directions on the A249 between its junction with the B2005 at Grovehurst Rd and the Neats Court Roundabout near Thomsett Way.<\/p>\n<p>The speed limit will be carefully assessed to monitor its effect on road safety and Highways England will continue to keep the safety performance of the A249 under constant review.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"general-enquiries\">General enquiries<\/h3>\n<p>Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"media-enquiries\">Media enquiries<\/h3>\n<p>Journalists should contact the Highways England press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 50mph speed limit has been introduced on the A249 Sheppey Crossing in Kent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}