{
 "answer": "In the City of Nelson, British Columbia, default speed limit: forty (40) kilometers per hour; reduced speed zones: School 30 km/h 8am-5pm school days; Playground 30 km/h sunrise-sunset; Construction 20 km/h; truck route rule: Trucks >10,900kg GVW use closest direct route. >30,000kg GVW prohibited on residential streets without approval.; street obstruction: Excavating, constructing, or occupying highway for construction requires permit. Placing debris or materials on highway prohibited.. Source: Traffic Bylaw No. 3156, 2010 (Consolidated to Aug 9, 2022), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000085",
 "municipality": "Nelson",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://nelson.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic Bylaw No. 3156, 2010 (Consolidated to Aug 9, 2022)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-06-07",
   "document_url": "https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/14030",
   "summary": "Regulates traffic, parking and use of all public highways, boulevards and sidewalks in Nelson; covers general traffic regulations, pedestrian rules, use-of-highway regulations, and enforcement.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "a40b2e8a5e2018a9d5ed6205ff99021e9616df10a4d86e2c85516bede60f324c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a40b2e8a5e2018a9d5ed6205ff99021e9616df10a4d86e2c85516bede60f324c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "default_speed_limit": "forty (40) kilometers per hour",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "School 30 km/h 8am-5pm school days; Playground 30 km/h sunrise-sunset; Construction 20 km/h",
    "truck_route_rule": "Trucks >10,900kg GVW use closest direct route. >30,000kg GVW prohibited on residential streets without approval.",
    "street_obstruction": "Excavating, constructing, or occupying highway for construction requires permit. Placing debris or materials on highway prohibited.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Vehicles prohibited on sidewalks/boulevards causing damage. Cycles prohibited on sidewalks unless authorized. Owners maintain snow/debris.",
    "fine_range": "up to $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "default_speed_limit": "s. 17",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "s. 17(a), 17(b), 19",
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 23(a), 23(b)",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 79(a), 80(a)",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 20(a), 29(l)(i), 75(a), 87",
    "fine_range": "s. 91"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nelson/traffic-streets/text-a40b2e8a5e20/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nelson/traffic-streets/"
}