A BUSY but narrow road will become the first in Yorkshire to be designated a ‘quiet lane’.
The Cabinet decided to support the move at Magdale in Honley.
The legal change means lorries over three tonnes will be banned and new signs will also go up suggesting motorists keep to 20mph – although the legal limit would remain at 30mph.
Holme Valley North councillor Terry Lyons welcomed the move. He said: “There has been a long-standing problem on this road and I think this is the solution that residents want.”
Quiet lanes, primarily in rural areas, were introduced in the 2006 Transport Act.
The Countryside Agency has successfully introduced them in Norfolk and Kent.
