Signs are in the process of being installed in Port St Mary to reflect new 20mph speed limits on the village’s residential roads.
This is the first project in a phased scheme to be rolled out across all the island’s towns and villages over the next two years.
No new traffic calming measures will be implemented under the initiative.
The focus is on the installation of new signage, raising public awareness and encouraging compliance through behaviour change.
Schools are included in the strategy and will see existing signs replaced in addition to the installation of flashing lights to highlight when drivers should take extra care.
Calls have been made in recent years for Scoill Phurt le Moirrey to be protected by a 20mph zone, and the launch of the scheme in Port St Mary has enabled this situation to be addressed.
As the strategy develops, the DoI will publicise the next area to be incorporated and maps will be published online illustrating the streets/roads affected.
Following the completion of the work in Port St Mary, the next phase of the strategy will see changes introduced in Douglas and Onchan.
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