Speed limit changes coming to Portland Street / Change in traffic operations – Intersection of Jubilee Road and Oxford Street

Speed limit changes coming to Portland Street / Change in traffic operations – Intersection of Jubilee Road and Oxford Street
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Speed limit changes coming to Portland Street

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The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that the speed limit will be reduced from 60 km/h to 50 km/h on a section of Portland Street in Dartmouth. The reduced speed zone is between Portland Estates Boulevard and Portland Hills Drive.

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Crews will be posting the new signage this week.

 

Change in traffic operations – Intersection of Jubilee Road and Oxford Street

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The Halifax Regional Municipality is implementing a change to traffic operations at the signalized intersection of Oxford Street and Jubilee Road. Signage is anticipated to be installed this week which will restrict motorists from making a right turn from eastbound on Jubilee Road to southbound on Oxford Street when facing a red signal.​

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This restriction is being implemented under the municipality’s Strategic Road Safety Plan, in response to a demonstrated, on-going issue with vehicle collisions and conflicts with pedestrians in the crosswalk related to vehicles turning “right on red” at this particular leg of the intersection.