Posted: March 20, 2024 - 10:40 am

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that speed limits will be reduced from 50 km/h to 40 km/h in the residential area of Ocean Breeze Village in Dartmouth. The impacted streets are highlighted in the attached map and include the following:

Crews will begin work the week of March 25, 2024.

Neighbourhood speed limit reductions are part of the municipality’s ongoing initiatives to improve . Studies show, a reduction in operating speed from 50km/h to 40km/h increases the pedestrian survival rate by 40 percent.

Through the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act, the Province of Nova Scotia legislates speed limits on public roadways to a default speed limit of 50 km/h. The province allows municipalities to request posted speed limits below 50 km/h if…

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