Mississauga Reduces Speed Limits on Major Roads to Increase Safety and Reduce Car Crashes

The City of Mississauga has announced that the speed limit on 10 major stretches of road will be lowered from 70 km/h to 60 km/h in an effort to reduce car crashes and increase safety for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, micro-mobility device users and drivers. The changes take effect immediately this spring and apply to all City-operated roads that currently allow vehicles to travel at 70 km/h. The affected sections of road include Centre View Drive, Courtneypark Drive, Eastgate Parkway, Eglinton Avenue East, McLaughlin Road, Ninth Line, Southdown Road, and Winston Churchill Boulevard.

According to the City’s commissioner of transportation and works, Geoff Wright, “lower speeds [have been] proven to reduce the seriousness of injuries from a collision.” The speed limit reduction is part of the City’s data-driven approach to discourage excessive speeds and unsafe driving behavior that could result in significant harm or injury. Wright also noted that reducing speeds is only one way the City is trying to make roads safer for all, citing updated pedestrian signals, a $55 fine for parking in bike lanes, and the School Walking Routes Program as other initiatives.

It is important to note that the speed limit reduction will not apply to roads in the city operated by the Region of Peel, including Britannia Road East, Derry Road, Dixie Road, and Erin Mills Parkway. Mississauga last made city-wide changes to speed limits in 2020, when it lowered all neighbourhood speed limits from 50 km/h to 40 km/h and school zone limits from 40 km/h to 30 km/h.