A temporary 20mph speed limit will be introduced in Strathaven town centre.
The town will join with others in South Lanarkshire to introduce the measures.
The areas will be monitored and following consultation a decision will be taken on whether the speed limits will become permanent.
The six towns involved in this pilot are Bothwell, Carluke, Lanark, Larkhall, Strathaven and Uddingston.
Chairman of the council’s community and enterprise resources committee, Councillor John Anderson, said: “These cordons will help encourage active travel as vehicles will be moving slower through the areas.
“We will introduce signage and other measures will be put in place to try and change driver behaviour. We want to be clear that driving at 20mph is the right thing to do in any town centre and encourage all road users to comply.”
