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Speed Limits Increase in Some Parts of Ontario

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No change in northwestern Ontario, but the province is looking at higher speed limits on some provincial highways.

Next month, the speed limit will be raised permanently to 110 kilometres an hour on certain sections of the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highways 401, 402, and 417 in southern Ontario.

The change follows several speed limit pilots and consultations.

The province says it will now run pilot projects on some highways in northeastern Ontario.

Speed limits remain 90 km/h on most major roadways in northwestern Ontario.

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Reduced Speed Limit In St. Joseph School Area

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Dryden is taking steps to improve safety around St. Joseph’s School.

The Catholic School has been working with City staff for several months on a strategy to better protect students in the highly congested area.

Council has approved the creation of a Maximum Speed School Zone from Colonization Avenue to 97.5 metres west of the west leg of Park Crescent along Parkdale Road effective September 1st.

A reduced speed limit of 40-kilometres an hour within that zone will be enforced between 8am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday from September 1st to June 30th of each year when signals are flashing.