Speeding fines doubled in new safety zones in Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Halton Hills

It’s been a long time coming, but more Halton Region roads have finally been designated as Community Safety Zones in Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills.

At a meeting earlier this month, Halton Council have approved 17 new Community Safety Zones to bring the total to 19.

Community Safety Zones are sections of roadways where vulnerable road users, such as children, seniors, pedestrians, cyclists and other non-motorized users, are of special concern.

The zones create a safer environment in high risk areas such as schools, playgrounds and community centres and reduce the risk of accidents and injuries.

“We haven’t added a community safety zone in the region for, I believe, up to15 years,” said Halton Region Commissioner of Public Works Andrew Farr. “One thing we don’t want to do, we’re not going to wait another 15 years.

“We want to start with the 17 we have identified here and then over time we will work very closely with the local municipalities.”

Farr said going forward they would, on annual basis, look at adjusting the community safety zones. Updating and using more of them over time as those roads develop, so that they’re always complete.

“I wouldn’t necessarily change the ones we do now cause than we start changing a lot of them,” said Farr. “But I certainly want to take each one of them, look at them with our staff and say, ‘Are there any consequences we didn’t think about? Have we captured anything? Does it lead us to think of any others?’”

The Community Safety Zones also bring increased fines, deterring careless driving and speeding.

“Community Safety Zones is about giving Halton police additional tools, doubling fines, so that we try and reduce speeding,” said Farr.

Burlington Ward 2 City and Regional Councillor Lisa Kearns is happy to hear more Community Safety Zones could be on their way.

“We are dealing with a very large complex swatch of development area,” she said. “It’s good to hear that’s being thought of and evolving. I think it would be appreciated by all of our friends who live south of the QEW and are looking for traffic enhancements.”

The 19 designated Community Safety Zones in Halton Region are:

BURLINGTON

• Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) from east of Berwick Drive / Rotary Way to west of Millcroft Park Drive / Cornerstone Drive
• Upper Middle Road (Regional Road 38) from east of Deer Run Avenue to east of Itabashi Way / Country Club Road
• Upper Middle Road (Regional Road 38) from east of Broadleaf Crescent / Imperial Way to east of Deer Place
• Brant Street (Regional Road 18) from north of Ester Drive / Amherst Heights Drive to south of Hazelton Boulevard / Greenbank Trail
• Guelph Line (Regional Road 1) from north of Centennial Drive to south of Pinemeadow Drive / Mountain Grove Avenue

OAKVILLE

• Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) from west of Postmaster Drive to east of Third Line
• Upper Middle Road (Regional Road 38) from west of Deer Park Road to east of Fourth Line / Nottinghill Gate
• Upper Middle Road (Regional Road 38) from west of Sixth Line to east of Canada Court
• Upper Middle Road (Regional Road 38) from west of Ford Drive / Ninth Line (Regional Road 9) to east of QEW Off-Ramp
• Bronte Road (Regional Road 25) from south of Highvalley Road / Pine Glen Road to south of Dundas Street (Regional Road 5)
• Neyagawa Boulevard (Regional Road 4) from south of Munns Avenue to north of River Heights Gate
• Neyagawa Boulevard (Regional Road 4) from south of Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) to north of North Park Boulevard
• Trafalgar Road (Regional Road 3) from south of McCraney Street / White Oaks Boulevard to north of Sheridan College Drive / White Oaks Boulevard
• Ford Drive (Regional Road 9) from south of Sheridan Garden Drive to north of Ford Entrance
• Ninth Line (Regional Road 9) from Upper Middle Road (Regional Road 38) to 500m north of Upper Middle Road (Regional Road 38)

MILTON

• Derry Road (Regional Road 7) from west of Bronte Street to west of Trudeau Drive
• Guelph Line (Regional Road 1) from south of 15 Side Road to north of Cameron Drive

HALTON HILLS

• Trafalgar Road (Regional Road 7) from south of 5 Side Road to north of 5 Side Road
• Trafalgar Road (Regional Road 7) from south of 15 Side Road to north of Stewarttown Road