posted 2019-07-16 09:30 by John Chan

Through the City’s speed management program, Speed Advisory Display Boards help educate and modify driver behaviour by reducing vehicle speeds in problematic areas of our community. Using radar technology, the boards record approaching vehicle speeds and display it back to the driver. Most of these units are also equipped with variable messaging advising drivers to slow down when traveling at excessive speeds. Data collected from the display boards over the past several years has shown that, while deployed, vehicle speeds can be reduced by up to 20%.

In the period from July to September, the City has deployed the speed advisory display boards to the priority locations in Ward 6 below.

STREET & SECTION
Angus Glen Blvd.
Between Royal County Down Cres. & Royal Troon Cres.
Castlemore Ave.
Castlemore Public School Zone & At Wismer Park

Following this deployment period, the display boards will be redeployed to other priority locations within the City in October. For more information on the program, please refer to the City’s Traffic Engineering website at www.markham.ca/traffic and click on “Speed Management”.