Cameras installed to monitor a 50mph stretch of the M4 around Newport are switched on after a year.
Drivers caught speeding at a congestion hotspot on the M4 could face fines from Thursday as cameras were switched on a year after being installed.
The limit between junctions 24 and 28 of the motorway around Newport was lowered to 50mph to tackle pollution. The Welsh government said it marked the final stage of a plan to improve air quality on some of the most polluted roads across Wales.Cameras were installed at five locations in south and north-east Wales last year where speed limits had been lowered from 70mph to 50mph.
Enforcement in four of the five areas began in October last year and from Thursday also applies to the stretch of the M4, meaning drivers could face prosecution if they speed. It follows First Minister Mark Drakeford's decision to scrap a relief road on the Newport stretch of the M4.
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