504 more Southside streets to get 20mph limits from December
Phase 3 of Glasgow's rollout covers Cardonald, Pollokshields and Langside, with some streets in Govan, Linn, Newlands-Auldburn and Southside Central. A drop-in event is being held tonight.
File image of new 20mph speed limit signs. Hundreds more Glasgow streets will switch to 20mph from December. · Photograph: Jim Barton (CC BY-SA 2.0)
More than 500 streets across Glasgow's Southside are set to switch to 20mph speed limits from December.
Phase 3 of the citywide rollout will see 504 streets or sections of street in the Cardonald, Pollokshields and Langside wards join Glasgow's growing 20mph network.
A small number of streets in the neighbouring wards of Govan, Linn, Newlands-Auldburn and Southside Central will also be included to support a practical and consistent rollout.
When it will happen
The legal order enabling the changes is expected to come into effect in December 2026, with initial work due to start in late November or early December.
Once the order is in place, 20mph signs and road markings will be installed, after which the new limits will take effect.
Which roads are affected
The new limits will focus on residential streets, routes to schools and other roads used every day by local communities, to create safer neighbourhoods and reduce the likelihood and severity of collisions.
Roads with existing speed limits of 40mph or above are not affected.
Part of a citywide change
The wider programme will see around 3,800 streets and street sections across Glasgow change from 30mph to 20mph, in line with a national move towards lower speed limits in built-up areas.
The order of the rollout has been shaped by an assessment of the city's road network and informed by collision data, particularly incidents involving people walking and cycling.
Drop-in event tonight
Residents and businesses can find out more at a public information drop-in event at Pollokshields Library today, Tuesday, November 10, from 4pm to 7pm.