New speed limits are now in effect in Lethbridge County, March 6, 2023. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge County approves speed limit changes

Mar 6, 2023 | 10:35 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Drivers will have to take note of several new changes to speed limits in Lethbridge County.

At the March 2, 2023 council meeting, members voted to approve a new Speed Limit Bylaw.

The changes to speed limits include:

• Speed limits in most hamlets and grouped county residential subdivisions will be 40 kilometres per hour. Shaughnessy, Vista Meadows, and McKechney Avenue in Diamond City will remain at 30 km/hr.
• Speed limits in industrial parks are set at 50 km/hr.
• The speed limit at Township Road 9-2 heading east from Highway 512 is 60 km/hr, then becomes 30 km/hr near the Stafford Lake campground.

Lethbridge County says signage for the new speed limits will be installed over the next few months.

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Previous bylaws or council motions establishing a speed limit are being grandfathered into the new bylaw.

The county says provincial standards for the majority of gravel roadways will remain at 80 km/hr. School and playground zones in hamlets and adjacent to rural roadways will continue to be 30 km/hr.

The full Speed Limit Bylaw is available on the Lethbridge County website.

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