Speed limits on all residential streets in View Royal could be reduced to 30 km/h in a bid by council to keep locals safe and reduce the risk of fatalities.

The council is also considering reducing the speed limit of Island Highway, between Admirals Road and the Thetis interchange, from 50 km/h to 40 km/h.

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But not everyone was on board with the drop to 30 km/h, with Coun. Don Brown describing the speed as B次元官网网址渆xcruciatingly slowB次元官网网址�. He instead supported a mix of 30 km/hr and 40 km/hr throughout the neighbourhoods.

However, the majority of councillors were in favour of one clear speed limit for all residential streets. 

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Town staff will bring back a project summary to councillors later in the year about how the multi-year project can be rolled out. Staff have said that public engagement will help inform any decisions that are made.