Speed limits are increasing on some provincial highways in Ontario, including here in the Ottawa Valley.
The province has announced the speed limit will permanently raised from 100 to 110 kilometers an hour (km/hour) on six sections of provincial highways.
Drivers will be able to go a bit faster on a 37-kilometer section of the 417 from Kanata to Arnprior.
Beginning April 22, 2022, the speed limit will be raised permanently to 110 km/hour on the following sections of provincial highways:
- Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) from Hamilton to St. Catharines (32 km)
- Highway 402 from London to Sarnia (90 km)
- Highway 417 from Ottawa to the Ontario/Quebec Border (102 km)
- Highway 401 from Windsor to Tilbury (approximately 40 km)
- Highway 404 from Newmarket to Woodbine (approximately 16 km)
- Highway 417 from Kanata to Arnprior (approximately 37 km)
Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney says these sections have been carefully selected based on their ability to accommodate higher speed limits.
There are currently six other provinces in Canada that have set their speed limits in excess of 100 km/hour on select segments of certain highways.
(written by: Rudy Kadlec)