What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?

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In the City of Burlington, Ontario, default speed limit: 50 kilometres per hour; reduced speed zones: twenty (20) kilometres per hour in public park or exhibition ground; truck route rule: Heavy traffic prohibited except on highways with authorized truck route signs per Schedule 15.; street obstruction: No barricades, material storage, or equipment parking on highway without safety warnings and Council/Director permission.. Source: Traffic By-law No. 86-2007, verified 2026-08-28.

default speed limit	50 kilometres per hour	s. 17(1)(b)
reduced speed zones	twenty (20) kilometres per hour in public park or exhibition ground	s. 17(2)
truck route rule	Heavy traffic prohibited except on highways with authorized truck route signs per Schedule 15.	s. 19(1)
street obstruction	No barricades, material storage, or equipment parking on highway without safety warnings and Council/Director permission.	s. 9(a)
sidewalk or boulevard use	Motor vehicles prohibited on sidewalk/boulevard except at driveway. Bicycle parking must not impede intended use.	s. 5(a), s. 8(d)(ii)

Traffic & streets — Burlington, Ontario