Speeding

The City of Prince Albert and the Prince Albert Police Service have kicked off a new speeding education and enforcement initiative  to reduce speeding throughout the City. The “Slow Down Prince Albert” program will start with education by first alerting drivers through 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 rotate quarterly in each Ward. Locations of each Wards Speed Monitor Sign and the calculated average speed will be posted following each quarter.

Benefits of Speed Monitoring Signs:

• Display driver 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;
• Tracks what time of day speeding is most common;
• Enhance Safety through Education and Enforcement.

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

This project is part of ongoing efforts to address speeding in Prince Albert’s neighborhoods.  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.