Brampton Approves Pilot Program to Reduce Speed Limits in Select Residential Areas
The action comes in response to an increase in Brampton residents' requests for traffic services in 2021 and 2022, when more than 2,400 complaints were made.
The Brampton City Council has given the go-ahead for a pilot programme that would reduce the speed restrictions in some residential zones in an effort to improve community safety and reduce traffic accidents. As a result of the scheme, some city routes will have their 50 km/h speed restrictions decreased to 40 km/h. Five neighborhoods—Royal Palm Drive, Mount Royal Circle, Elbern Markell Drive and Royal West Drive, the vicinity of Westbrook Drive and Riverstone Drive, and the southwest corner of downtown—will see the implementation of the plan.
The action comes in response to an increase in Brampton residents’ requests for traffic services in 2021 and 2022, when more than 2,400 complaints were made.
Most of the requests were related to speeding and reckless driving on residential streets, which prompted the City to take action to reduce the risk of accidents and enhance road safety.
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