Blackfalds delays speed limit change for further review
Work continues on potential changes to Blackfalds Traffic Bylaw that would ultimately lower the speed limit in the community.
Following a public hearing on Tuesday, Mayor Richard Poole says council wants more information regarding the issues at play before going ahead with any changes.
“Rather than rush ahead and make a decision that might change if we had further information, we decided to defer it back to the Standing Committee so that we could have more information,” explains Poole. “The Standing Committee is meeting on Monday and we’re hoping for Administration to be able to bring it forward and from there, look at whether or not there needs to be more investigation or more detail provided to us from Administration.”
Currently proposed changes to Traffic Bylaw 1232/19 include lowering the town’s speed limit from 50 km/hr to 40 km/hr unless otherwise posted.