SUDBURY—The province has announced a speed limit increase on Highway 69, just south of Sudbury.
As of July 12, the speed limit was raised from 100 kilometres per hour to 110 kilometres per hour, extending along a 60 kilometre stretch from Sudbury to French River.
The Sudbury to French River stretch has been expanded to four lanes over the past few years, part of an ongoing effort by the provincial government to widen Highway 69.
In April, the Ontario government announced the change for 10 additional sections of provincial highways in Northern and Southern Ontario.
The province permanently increased the speed limit to 110 km/h on six sections of provincial highways in 2022 after several successful pilot programs that were first initiated five years ago.
The provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan have a maximum speed limit of 110 km/h, while in British Columbia, the maximum speed limit is 120 km/h.
When the change was announced in April, Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria reiterated the importance of the safety aspect. “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,” he said.
