Whereas highways in British Columbia are managed by the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, who oversee the maintenance, service and safety standards, which includes setting and adjusting speed limits; And whereas certain highway intersections, that are the only access to neighbourhoods, experience a high collision frequency: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the Ministry of Transportation and Transit amend the current warrant process criteria to include community safety concerns when requesting a review of speed limits for municipalities and regional districts experiencing significant highway collisions where alternate neighbourhood access is unavailable.
Ministry of Transportation and Transit The Ministrys priority is to keep all road users safe while balancing the need to move goods and people efficiently throughout the province. Speed limits play an important role in both road safety and mobility. The Ministrys current process for reviewing speed limits includes factors such as collision history, adjacent land use, highway features and operating speeds. The Ministry is committed to working with local communities to review speed limits based on requests and can adjust speed limits where community support and engineering review indicate a need.