WORK is set to begin installing average speed cameras on the A435 in Studley.

The stretch of road affected will be from Studley Cricket Club, heading south to the junction with the A422, Arrow.   

The work, which is due to start on June 20, is part of the Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership’s plan to make the county’s roads safer.

In the coming weeks, average speed enforcement cameras will also be installed on the A446 from the junction with the A38, to the junction with the A4091; on the A426 from M6 junction one to the junction with the A5 and on the A428 from the junction with the A46, through Binley Woods village.   

Over a five-year period, 129 personal injury collisions have occurred along these routes.   

Cllr Wallace Redford, portfolio holder for road safety at Warwickshire County Council said: “Warwickshire County Council has the primary responsibility for monitoring and improving road safety and making our roads as safe as they can be.

“Average speed enforcement cameras have been shown to improve safety and save lives.

“Drivers travelling at higher speeds have less time to identify and react to what is happening around them.

“It takes longer for the vehicle to stop, and the crash will be more severe, causing greater injury to the occupants and any pedestrian or rider hit by the vehicle.

“As well as improving safety, the cameras also help manage traffic flow, which in turn leads to reduced traffic congestion and improved air quality.”    

Instead of capturing speed in a single flash, average speed cameras work by recording a vehicle’s speed at the entry and exit points of the route and then calculating the average speed over the length of the route.

Vehicles are identified through automatic number plate recognition.   

The full suite of cameras, which will be operated by the police, is expected to be fully up and running by December.