The City of Prince Albert and the Prince Albert Police Service have kicked off a new speeding education and enforcement initiative this fall to reduced speeding throughout the City. The “Slow Down Prince Albert” program will start with education by first 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 signs will:
- Display your 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.
- 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.
“Through this initiative we want drivers to realize how fast they are actually travelling through residential neighborhoods," said Keri Sapsford, Traffic and Transportation Manager for the City of Prince Albert." We expect the combined efforts of education and enforcement will have a measurable impact on speeding in our neighbourhoods.”
The eight signs will be placed in each Ward of the city and rotated throughout the year.
This project is part of ongoing efforts to address speeding in Prince Albert’s neighbourhoods. Since 2019 the City 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
