{
 "answer": "In the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia, default speed limit: 50 km/h; reduced speed zones: School 30 km/h (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.); Playground 30 km/h (dawn and dusk); Construction 25 km/h; truck route rule: Vehicles over 13,700 kg must use truck routes unless delivering goods directly.; street obstruction: Excavation or placing structures requires permit; no obstruction of traffic or leaving chattels on highway.. Source: Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw 1993 No. 5000 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000084",
 "municipality": "Nanaimo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://nanaimo.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw 1993 No. 5000 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/5000.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets speed limits: 50 km/h within the municipality unless posted otherwise, 20 km/h in lanes, 25 km/h in posted construction zones, 30 km/h in posted school zones. Also covers stopping, loading zones and traffic control devices.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "698a1ee3c5a768426d4f70b95a73a06b22787715bb404dc6b50fb62be5cf7db7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/698a1ee3c5a768426d4f70b95a73a06b22787715bb404dc6b50fb62be5cf7db7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "default_speed_limit": "50 km/h",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "School 30 km/h (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.); Playground 30 km/h (dawn and dusk); Construction 25 km/h",
    "truck_route_rule": "Vehicles over 13,700 kg must use truck routes unless delivering goods directly.",
    "street_obstruction": "Excavation or placing structures requires permit; no obstruction of traffic or leaving chattels on highway.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "No driving motor vehicles or cycles on sidewalks/boulevards unless permitted; no skating or playing.",
    "fine_range": "Not exceeding $2,000.00; not less than amount in Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2012 No. 7159"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "default_speed_limit": "s. 3(27)",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "s. 3(9), s. 3(35), s. 3(36)",
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 3(19)(a)",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 33(1), s. 33(4), s. 18",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 3(1), s. 3(2)",
    "fine_range": "s. 13"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/traffic-streets/text-698a1ee3c5a7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nanaimo/traffic-streets/"
}