La Ronge council denied request to increase speed limit
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There will be no changes to the highway speed in La Ronge after a request from council was denied by the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.
Back in June, a resolution was moved by Coun. Matt Klassen and seconded by Coun. Hugh Watt with the intention of increasing the speed limit from 60 kilometers per hour to 80 on Highways 2 and 102. The request was received by the ministry and traffic engineers were in town July 23 and 24 to complete a traffic speed study. Based on the results of the study, which was conducted between Brown St. and Riese Dr., it was recommended the highway speeds remain at 60 km/h at this time.
“They will be conducting another speed study after a rehabilitation project, which is scheduled for a few years from now,” Senior Communications Consultant Steve Shaheen said. “Once that’s completed, they will determine the recommended speed limit at that time.”
Shaheen noted the recommendation was based on a variety of factors including traffic counts, speed differential, land use, collision history and driver safety. He also mentioned the speed in the area ranges between 100 to 50 km/h between Air Ronge, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and the town itself.
