City-Wide Speed Monitoring and Enforcement Initiative Kicks Off

The City of Prince Albert and the Prince Albert Police Service are kicking off a new education and enforcement initiative this fall to reduce speeding throughout the City. The “Slow Down Prince Albert” program will start with education by first by alerting drivers through new speed monitoring signs.

Twenty-four signs have been purchased with funding through the provincial Traffic Safety Fund. Sixteen signs are permanently set up in school zones and the other eight will be used in targeted areas.

The new solar powered panels:

Display speed;
Indicate drivers to “slow down” if they are travelling over the speed limit;
Collect data which will allow the traffic division to monitor speed;
Track how fast drivers are going; and
Track what time of day speeding is most common.

If the data shows that drivers are continuing to speed, police will be deployed to monitor the area and issue tickets where necessary.

“Speeding is a common problem in our neighborhoods,” said Mayor Greg Dionne. “Through this initiative we want to get drivers attention and let you know that if you ignore the message you may risk a speeding ticket.”

“Safer roads benefit everyone, and I’m pleased to see my community making it a priority to protect pedestrians and motorists,” said Minister Responsible for SGI Joe Hargrave. “SGI and the government of Saskatchewan are happy to play a role in supporting this initiative through the establishment of the provincial Traffic Safety Fund.”

In addition to school zones, eight signs will be placed in each ward of the city and rotated throughout the year. The first locations are:

13^th Street West (between 12^th and 13^th Avenue)
13^th Street West (between 3^rd and 4^th Avenue
4^th Street East (between 6^th and 11^th Avenue)
McIntosh Drive (2^nd to 3^rd Street)
15^th Avenue East (Holy Cross School, Northbound)
Barton Drive (between Coombe and Eagle, eastbound)
Southwood Drive (playground)
4^th Avenue West at 20^th Street (northbound)

“Speeding in residential neighbourhoods and busy thoroughfares around the community creates a safety issue for other drivers, pedestrians and children,” said Prince Albert Police Chief Jonathan Bergen. “The police service encourages all drivers to slow down and be aware to ensure the safety of others on the road.”

This project is part of ongoing efforts to address speeding in Prince Albert’s neighbourhoods. Since 2019 the City has also installed 20 raised crosswalks, 19 of which are in school zones. These crosswalks provide a prominent crossing area for pedestrians and encourage drivers to slow down.

$98,183 of the $138,183 project for signs and crossings has been funded through the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund grants which are awarded twice annually, using a portion of the proceeds from photo speed enforcement (PSE).

Speed limits in Prince Albert are:

40km/hour in residential areas;
50km/hour on arterial and collector streets;
30km/hour in school zones, Monday – Friday, 8:00a.m.- 5:00p.m., September to June.

Please see the City’s speed limit map for more detail on the limits in specific areas.

Drivers are encouraged to watch for speed monitoring signs and visit the City’s website www.citypa.ca/speeding to learn more.

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For media inquiries, please contact:

Mayor Greg Dionne
(306) 953-4300

Keri Sapsford
Traffic and Transportation Manager
(306) 953-4900