Don't know if this is the correct place for this...
I often drive into Cambridge from the A14 along Huntingdon Road past Girton. I last drove into the city about 2 or 3 weeks ago.
The length of Huntingdon Road from the end of the dual carriageway, adjacent to Cambridge University Farm/Girton College entrance, to a point about 30 feet prior to the junction with Sherlock Road has been 40mph for years.
Today, I happened to drive in along this road and there was a temporary one way traffic control restriction (Stop/Go boards) at the junction with Girton Road , with several HiViz spade leaners stood around doing nothing, which required me to stop and wait for oncoming traffic to be allowed through.
On leaving on my return journey, I turned right from Victoria Road onto Huntingdon Road and maintained 30 mph past the speed camera, adjacent to Westfield Road, until I reached what
was the start of the 40mph zone heading back towards Girton. I increased my speed (as did the two or three cars in front) to 40mph and maintained it along the route.
It was only as I approached the area of the earlier temporary traffic control at the Girton Road junction that I spotted the brand new 40mph signs - so for the whole length of the Huntingdon Road I had been doing 40 in what is
now a 30 area!!!!
Due to the tailback at the 'roadworks' on my drive in, I hadn't noticed the change in speed restriction - maybe they were in the process of erecting the new signs.
Anyway, if anyone else uses this road into Cambridge, they might want to be aware of this change - it may be a money spinner for the Road Sa£ety Cam£ra lot if they don't put up any advance warning of the change in speed limit. Is there any requirement to give advance warning of such? I know they do for changes to road layout etc...