A major stretch of road in west London is due to go live with new average speed cameras next week.

The A316 which runs through the boroughs of Hounslow, Richmond and Spelthorne completed the installation of the new digital cameras as part of a trial by Transport for London (TfL) last month.

The modern camera system, which replaces the older wet film, will go live on the A316 on Friday (June 17), and is hoped to help reduce the number of accidents on our roads.

Cameras are also set to be switched on on the A406 North Circular Road through Brent and Ealing on the same day.

The A316 runs for 9.5 miles through major accident hotspots in Hounslow, including at Hogarth Roundabout in Chiswick and Apex Corner in Hanworth , the latter of which saw more than a dozen accidents in a five-month period in 2014.

Most recently, in February an accident in the area led to the death of man following a crash.

The project is part of an upgrade of 250 cameras across four locations in London including the A316, A40, A406 and A2, by October 2016.

The TfL trial is centred around a ‘road safety camera network’ using modern digital camera equipment in a move to reduce casualties on the roads.

Work began to remove the older yellow speed cameras at the end of 2014, and in west London over the last few months with the replacement average speed cameras going up in their place.

The old yellow speed cameras have been replaced on the A316

The new cameras are designed to improve speed compliance between cameras along a lengthy stretch of road, rather than just where the camera is located, helping to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured.

Using number plate recognition technology the devices set up at several locations along the road will record the time and date of each vehicle that passes and determine whether the car was over the speed limit.

Lilli Matson, head of surface strategy and outcome planning at TfL, said: “New digital average speed cameras are due to go live on the A316 from next week.

“The new cameras are part of our programme of upgrading old, out of date, wet-film safety cameras, and ensuring our roads continue to benefit from the safety of such installations.

“Four stretches of road, including the A316, have been identified as being better suited to the modern average speed camera system to mitigate drivers speeding and help to reduce collisions resulting in death or serious injury.”

The A40 was installed with the average speed cameras in October 2015, and are due to go live on the A406 and A2 later this summer.