Speed reduction

By Madeline Kerr

No more speeding to make school drop-off on time: Chelsea municipality recently announced that the speed limit on Old Chelsea Road in front of the entrance to Chelsea Elementary will soon be reduced to 30 km/h.

At a council meeting on Sept. 16, Mayor Pierre Guénard said that he is relieved to see that the speed reduction has finally been approved by the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable. A sign installed on Old Chelsea Road states that the new speed limit will come into effect on Oct. 7. 

“The municipality has asked for this speed reduction several times over the years and it was denied by the Ministry of Transport,” he said. 

He explained that the municipality made a further request after the completion of the roundabout at the intersection of Old Chelsea Road, Chemin Jean-Paul Lemieux and Chemin de l’Hôtel-de-Ville which was finished earlier this year. 

“This is good news for our families because now this will officially become a school zone,” Guénard said at the meeting. He added that the 30 km/h speed limit will be in place during the day from Monday to Friday throughout the school year.