NEW speed limit reductions in Whitehill, Bordon and Lindford have not been fully completed, despite being introduced in September.

And Bordon and Whitehill county councillor Adam Carew has criticised Hampshire County Council highway chiefs over not acting quickly enough to remedy the situation.

A new order reduced the speed limits on Liphook, Hollywater, Walldown, Hogmoor and Drift Road and Budds Lane.

Signs indicating the new speed limits have been erected, but some road markings and improvements are still to be introduced

The Liberal Democrat councillor said: "We were always told the signs would go in before the road markings, but Hampshire County Council announced all this would be competed in early September. We are now in early November.

"This is confusing to motorists and I have asked again this week when this will finally be completed."

In Lindford, the village 30mph signs and road markings are now complete, but further improvements have been requested by the parish council.

It is hoped Hampshire County Council (HCC) will install a flashing sign to remind motorists of the speed limit, and to cut back the vegetation within the coming weeks.

An HCC spokesperson said: "Vegetation is due to be cut imminently, if it hasn't been cut already as the contractors are currently working in that area.

"Hampshire County Council has a speed limit reminder sign which is erected in different locations for a two-week period in order to have maximum effect, and it is then moved on to another location.

"Lindford made a request recently to have the sign in their area and this has been added to the list."

The placing of the speed limit reduction in Liphook Road, Lindford, has also been criticised.

The limit currently increases from 30mph to the national speed limit of 60mph for a short down hill stretch, and is then reduced again to 40 mph.

Mr Carew added: "People are speeding up and then slamming on their brakes. We had asked for this to all be 40mph."

A statement from the county council said: "The terminal positions for the speed limits in the roads cited were arranged to coincide as far as possible with the developed frontage, so drivers would understand the reason for the lower limit.

"It is possible the local drivers are taking a little longer to adjust to the changes but Hampshire County Council will monitor the situation and consider the position again in the light of the speed monitoring results due to be undertaken in the spring.

"Traffic calming for Liphook Road in Lindford is still a top priority and we expect to see plans and costings by officer in the new year if not before.

"The money will come out of developers' contributions."

In Drift Road, Blackmoor, the 30mph limit has been extended to run past St Matthew's School and up Church Lane.

However, it has been argued that this limit should be extended further to go past the vicarage to the T-junction with Church Lane.

Red anti-skid road markings have not yet been installed at the Hollywater Road junction with Liphook Road.

Mr Carew said: "This road runs at 40mph until it gets close to Mill Chase School playing fields, the Hollywater School, Whitehill Cemetery and the Recreation Ground.

"Surely it would be far better to have had all this at 40mph for safety reasons.

"Otherwise I think we are very pleased. It has taken us more than a decade to get speed limits reduced in the parish this is a major step forward.

"I just hope the county council hurry up and finish it," Mr Carew added.

Plans to improve Lynton Road, which runs parallel behind the High Street has also been highlighted as a priority by the county council.

Whitehill town councillors have been campaigning to change the entrance of Lynton Road to improve safety, but a number of issues have complicated the matter.

Current access to the road comes from Chalet Hill – a junction which, according to Whitehill Town Council members, is very dangerous.

It is hoped that the other possible entrance to the road, near Tesco could be opened instead.

A feasibility study into the design of traffic-calming measures and pedestrian-crossing facilities is currently under way. It is envisaged that there will be some options and plans drawn up in early 2009.

The county council spokesman added that road marking work for the Village 30 initiative was continuing as a "matter of urgency." The whole programme should be finished by the end of December but work cannot be carried out while it is raining.