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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the M32 Motorway (Junctions 1 to 3) (40 and 60 Miles Per Hour Speed Limits) Regulations 2025.
(2) They come into force on 11th November 2025.
(3) They extend to England and Wales.
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In these Regulations—
 “carriageway” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1)(b) of the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982;
 “Eastville Viaduct” means the elevated 1.1 kilometre section of the M32 at junction 2;
 “M32” means the M32 motorway.
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(1) Subject to regulation 4, no person may drive any vehicle at a speed exceeding 40 miles per hour on the northbound and southbound carriageways of the M32 between a point 83 metres north of the northern mechanical join of the Eastville Viaduct and a point 22 metres north of the centre of the Severn Beach railway line overbridge.
(2) Subject to regulation 4, no person may drive any vehicle at a speed exceeding 60 miles per hour on the southbound carriageway of the M32 between a point 30 metres south of the centre of Heath House Lane overbridge and a point 83 metres north of the northern mechanical join of the Eastville Viaduct.
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Regulation 3 does not apply in relation to a length of road if a speed restriction is in force by virtue of an order or notice under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
15th October 2025