Waterton Park – Speed reduction and wildlife caution
LETHBRIDGE – If you are visiting Waterton National Park this summer, you will need to be aware of a change in speed limits.
Human/Wildlife Conflict Specialist Dan Rafla says in order to minimize collisions between animals and vehicles, Parks Canada has reduced the speed limit on the Entrance Road (Highway 5) from 80 km/hr to 60 km/hr. The section of road goes from the golf course turn offs, to the Operations Compound.
The lowered speed limit will be in place until the Thanksgiving weekend.
Rafla says the reason for the speed reduction in this particular area is because there were a number of wildlife collisions last year with various animals, including dear and three bears. Since the speed reduction so this year, there have been no collisions.