Speed limit change

Highway speed limits are going up through Kingston

There will be a change to the speed limit along our stretch of the 401. 
 
Starting Friday, the 66 km stretch from Belleville to Kingston will permanently have a speed limit of 110 km/h. 
 
The decision by the province was made back in April, following a successful pilot project in 2022 that raised speed limits on six highway sections and aligns Ontario's limits with other Canadian jurisdictions.

“Most of Ontario’s highways were originally designed to safely accommodate speed limits of 110 km/h and the data from our changes in 2022 shows they do just that,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “These evidence-based increases are a common-sense change to make life more convenient for Ontario drivers while bringing our highway speed limits in line with other Canadian provinces.”

Other affected parts of the highway include:

Hwy 401, Tilbury, extending the existing 110 km/h zone further east by 7 km
Hwy 401 from Hwy 35/115 to Cobourg (approximately 35 km)
Hwy 401 from Colborne to Belleville (approximately 44 km)
Hwy 401 from Hwy 16 to the Quebec boundary (approximately 107 km)
Hwy 403 from Woodstock to Brantford (approximately 26 km)
Hwy 403 from Brantford to Hamilton (approximately 14.5 km)
Hwy 406 from Thorold to Welland (approximately 13 km)
Hwy 416 from Hwy 401 to Ottawa (approximately 70 km)
Hwy 69 from Sudbury to French River (approximately 60 km)

All sections were selected for their ability to safely accommodate higher speed limits. The new speed limits aim to enhance driving convenience and reflect similar limits in Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan, where the maximum is 110 km/h, and British Columbia, where it is 120 km/h.