Traffic
Speed Limits
The speed limit within the urban area of Milton is 50 km/hr, unless otherwise posted. The speed limit in a rural area is 80 km/hr, unless otherwise posted.
Speed limits in front of primary/junior schools are reduced to 40 km/hr, to help protect our children by increasing motorist awareness of high child pedestrian volumes within a school zone.
Speed Studies
The Town of Milton works cooperatively with the Halton Regional Police Service to promote safe driving practices. When a section of roadway is identified as a speeding concern, the Town will conduct a spot speed study. The data collected is processed into a speed profile and the results are forwarded to the Halton Regional Police Service for their information and enforcement.
Requests for All-Way Stops
All-way stops are used to control vehicle right-of-way at an intersection. They are not, as some might think, speed control devices. In fact, studies have shown that the installation of unwarranted all-way stops can lead to poor driver compliance, as drivers become accustomed to not meeting opposing traffic at these locations.
A number of factors are considered before installing all-way stops. First, staff must conduct a traffic study to count through-traffic and turning traffic on both the main and secondary streets to ensure that the intersection meets minimum vehicle counts. Spot speed studies may be conducted, along with a collision analysis of the intersection.
Traffic studies are typically completed on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Traffic counts are not completed during the summer months due to irregular traffic patterns. Within new subdivisions, traffic studies will not be completed until almost all of the construction has been completed and mature traffic patterns have been established.
Request for Review
If you want to have an intersection reviewed for an all-way stop, please send a written request to: Town of Milton, Engineering Services, 150 Mary Street, Milton, ON L9T 6Z5.
Community Safety Zones
A Community Safety Zone is a section of roadway or an intersection where public safety is of special concern and certain traffic fines have been increased within the zone. The goal is to improve road safety on a roadway by encouraging drivers to obey traffic laws.
Traffic signs identifying an area as a Community Safety Zone are posted at the start and throughout the zone. The locations of the Town's Community Safety Zones are as follows:
- Campbell Avenue between Guelph Line and a point 250 metres east of Wheelihan Way (Campbellville)
- Main Street at Bishop Reding High School
- Ontario Street between a point 200 metres north of Laurier Avenue and a point 50 metres north of Main Street
- Woodward Avenue between Maple Avenue and Lorne Scott Drive
- Wilson Avenue between a point 250 metres north of Woodward Avenue and a point 200 metres south of Mackenzie Drive
Crossing Guards
Crossing Guards are placed in strategic locations to serve elementary schools in Milton. A Crossing Guard's job is to temporarily stop traffic to allow pedestrians to cross safely. Please appreciate their hard work and dedication by being respectful and following their instructions.
Halton Regional Police Programs
The Halton Regional Police Service also operates two programs which actively involve residents in educating and reporting speeding motorists:
For further information on either of these programs, or to report a speeding concern, please contact the Halton Regional Police at 905-825-4747.
