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New Community Safety Zone coming to Alliston in 2025

February 5, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The Town of New Tecumseth will be replacing gateway signage and posted speed limit signs in Alliston to create a new safety zone.

The boundary for the new zone will be in Ward 2,  at King Street to the east, Industrial Parkway to the south and west, and the north end of Young Street.

The new signs will be in place once the ground thaws and will bring the posted speed limit to 40 km/h from the current 50 km/h.

The announcement was made by Town of New Tecumseth Ward 2 councillor Wendy Gabrek.

Endorsed by the Traffic Safety Committee (TAC) and passed by New Tecumseth Council, the speed limit reduction will be enforced by the Nottawasaga OPP, under the direction of Sgt. Chris McConnell, who sits as a board member on TAC.

“I put forward the idea for the Community Safety Zone in response to receiving a number of comments from concerned residents in relation to road safety and speeding,” Ms. Gabrek said. “Prior to the installation of the new gateway and speed limit signage, the OPP will be frequenting our area to gather insight into motorist’s behaviour and track infractions.”

The OPP is requesting that Ward 2 residents in the Community Safety Zone area report traffic and speeding violations using the non-emergency number for the Nottawasaga Detachment – 1-888-310-1122, or by calling the bylaw department at 705-435-3900.

This will help to plan where and when OPP officers are stationed for patrol.

Data collected from the new Community Safety Zone pilot project will be used by TAC members to make informed decisions when suggesting revisions to the Speed Limit Policy, 2002, later this fall for Council’s consideration.

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