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The County’s Public Works department is working on their reviews for potential speed limit reductions in a number of areas.
The county installed signage to align with approved changes to the Speed Limit By-law.
The purpose of the study is to keep up with the standards for speed limits based on community feedback and concerns raised by lower-tier municipalities, including adopting 20 km/h changes in transition zones, instead of the outdated 30 km/h approach.
In most cases, according to the report, recommended changes to the County’s speed limit by-law are to help with posted speeds with residential and commercial properties that have developed outward toward surrounding towns and hamlets.
In the review, speed limits and transitions include reducing the 60 km/h zones at both ends of County Road 3 to 50 km/h, as well as the introduction of 70 km/h zones to eliminate approaching speed reductions that are more than 30 km/h.
The transition zone was also proposed to be implemented on both sides of County Road 3 at the intersection of Highway 4 in Brucefield. The speed reduction from Bluewater was meant to increase safety near the cemetery and for the safety of cyclists in the area.
Reductions were also reviewed for other sections of County Road 4 (London Road), County Road 15 (Londesboro Road), County Road 22 (Donnybrook Line), and County Road 25 (Blyth Road).