Every construction zone is different. Each construction project has it’s own set of challenges and safety requirements.
Because of this, there is technically not 1 fixed speed limit for all construction zones across Alberta.
However, there are restrictions and parameters on how the safety features are to be used and laid out.
Such as speed limit signage, traffic cones, length of road leading up to the actual work site and so on.
What is the speed limit of construction zones in Alberta?
Construction zones will mostly range from 50km/h to 100km/hr depending on the site.
The speed limit from one construction to the next will depend on the specific safety needs of that particular site.
In Alberta, the provincial government has a number of expectations for how a construction site is set up, such as:
- More consistent use of road construction signage.
- Limiting the distance of lane closures in construction zones, in most cases to a maximum of three kilometres.
- Speed zone reductions reflect potential safety hazards and range from 50 km/hr to 100km/hr, even when workers are not present.
- More gradual speed reductions through construction zones.
- Longer distances for speed transition zones in advance of construction zones.
- More frequent use of electronic speed displays and rumble strips to slow traffic at the actual construction site.
- Covering signage when no workers are present, and no safety risk is present. You still have to obey the uncovered signage when no workers are there. There can still be physical dangers present.
In Summary
- There is no across the board, provincial wide set speed limit for construction zones.
- You must obey all construction zone signage, including speed restriction signs. Speeding fines in construction zones double.
- Most construction zone speed limits in Alberta are 50km to 100km, with gradual decreases as you approach the work site.
