Manchester City Council made the sudden announcement earlier this week that the speed limit on one of its busiest roads would be dropping.
The speed limit on the Mancunian Way, which cuts through the city was lowered from 50mph to 30mph, from 9pm on Monday (February 14).
This is in force between Chester Road to the Pin Mill Brow junction and will be in place for at least 18 months, but could be made permanent, the council said.
This decision was made in response to a series of crashes on the road - 29 since 2018 according to highways official analysis - including one which was fatal. READ MORE:Iconic Manchester nightclub closed down for good Nadia Yusuf, 17, from Moss Side, was a front seat passenger in a Mercedes when it struck a railway bridge on the Mancunian Way at 11.45pm on January 10 this year.
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