At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday, September 19 the issued came up as senior councillors were updated on how the 2023/2024 budget forecast stood at the end of June. The council was given £1.6 million by the Welsh Government to update the road signs ahead of the change to 20mph speed limits last Sunday, September 17. “There was concern that the introduction of the 20mph limit has taken resource from the council," he said. “A huge amount of work has had to be done by council employees to deliver that. The Highways Transport and Recycling (HTR) service was forecast to spend £1.132 million over its £33.365 million allocation for the year.

Source: The Times September 20, 2023 11:08 UTC