Bruce County’s Transportation and Environmental Services Committee is supporting a by-law to adjust speed limits on county roads and in construction zones.
During a meeting on March 17, a report was brought forward to the committee by Director of Transportation and Environmental Services Amanda Froese.
The roads featured in the by-law include Bruce County Roads 1, 13 and 17.
For Bruce County Road 1, the report says during a Nov. 18, 2021 committee meeting, a recommendation to maintain the posted speed limit at 70 kilometres per hour on the road near Kinloss was defeated. Staff were then directed to investigate and develop a solution to reduce the speed limit to 60 km/h instead.
For Bruce County Road 13, the report says in 2020, a request was made by residents to reduce the speed limit on the road from Eckford Avenue to 2nd Avenue South. A review was completed and as a result of considerable development over the years, the current posted speed limit is no longer suited to the number of entrances that have been installed in the relatively short distance.
The report says the posted speed of 80 kilometres per hour will be reduced to 70 and will bring this stretch of road back into compliance and up to date with current development trends.
For Bruce County Road 17, the report says as part of the development of Piper’s Glen Golf Course, Paradigm Transportation Solutions Limited was retained to conduct a traffic impact study to see if any changes were needed.
One of the recommendations based on the findings of a traffic impact study was to reduce the posted speed limit on Bruce Road 17. The speed will be reduced to 60 kilometres per hour from Mill Creek Bridge in Port Elgin to 250 metres West of Sideroad 13/14.
The report says there are sufficient funds in the 2022 traffic calming budget to cover all of the needed expenses related to these changes.