Provincial Speed Limit Review
On September 20, 1996, the Minister of Transportation and Highway announced
increased speed limits (to 100 km/h) on selected BC roads currently
posted at 90 km/h.
The provincial government, facing criticism about not properly reviewing
speed limits, has taken the token measure of raising speed limits on some
of the most remote and lightly traveled roads in BC. Very few motorists
(see below) will benefit from these speed limit increases, however many
more motorists will continue to receive both conventional and photo radar
speeding tickets for travelling at safe and reasonable speed limits on other
incorrectly posted roads in BC.
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| Highway |
Highway Name |
Locations(s) |
SADT |
| 1 |
Trans Canada Highway |
From Sicamous to 18 km East (18 km) |
9,000 |
| 2 |
Alberta Border to Dawson Creek |
29 km |
5,000 |
| 5 |
Little Fort to Tete Jaune Cache |
Approximately 100 km north of Kamloops
to the junction of Highway 18 (236 km) |
4,000 |
| 16 |
Yellowhead Highway,
Prince Ruport to Alberta Border |
Entire length of Highway 15
(approximately 844 km) |
3,000 |
| 18 |
Inland Island Highway (new highway) |
New freeway segment from Craig's Crossing to
just south of Home Lake Road (28 km) |
n/a
|
| 37 |
Junction of Highway 16 to
Meziadin Junction |
159 km |
2,500 |
93/95
and 95 |
Fort Steele to South of Golden |
Approximately 6 km north of Cranbrook
to south of Golden (175 km) |
4,000 |
| 97 |
Cariboo Highway |
Approximately 90 km north of Cache Creek
to south of 100 Mile House (21 km) |
6,000 |
| 97 |
Alaska Highway,
Dawson Creek to Yukon |
Approximately 515 km |
2,500 |
The SADT is the Summer Average
Daily Traffic (July and August only) -- i.e. the number of
vehicles travelling the road on an average day during the peak summer travel
months.
As you can see, with the exception of the three very short lengths of
road, all other roads have traffic volumes of two to four thousand vehicles
per day. Compare this with some other roads in BC:
|
Highway
|
Location(s)
|
SADT
|
|
5
|
Coquihalla
Hope to Merritt |
13,000 |
|
1
|
Trans Canada Highway
(through Surrey) |
85,000 |
|
1
|
Trans Canada Highway
(Abbotsford to Langley) |
61,000 |
|
99
|
through Delta |
33,000 |
|
97
|
Kelowna to Vernon |
24,000 |
