Traffic & streets — Wellesley, Ontario

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

In the Township of Wellesley, Ontario, default speed limit: 50 km/h in urban areas (villages & towns); 80 km/h in rural areas; reduced speed zones: Community safety/school zones: 40 km/hr in settlement areas, 80 km/hr on specified township rural roads; no hours stated — in effect when authorized sign displayed; truck route rule: Heavy trucks (≥4.6t unloaded) prohibited anytime on Schedule 21 highways; bona fide delivery/collection exception applies; street obstruction: Parking prohibited in such a manner as to obstruct traffic; no excavation or street-occupation provision stated in bylaw. Source: Traffic and Parking By-law 4/2021, verified 2026-08-29.

Traffic and Parking By-law 4/2021 adopted bylaw
default speed limit 50 km/h in urban areas (villages & towns); 80 km/h in rural areas Part XIV, s. 3: "maximum speed is 50km/h in urban areas (villages & towns) and 80km/h in rural areas"
reduced speed zones Community safety/school zones: 40 km/hr in settlement areas, 80 km/hr on specified township rural roads; no hours stated — in effect when authorized sign displayed Part XIX; Schedule "23"
truck route rule Heavy trucks (≥4.6t unloaded) prohibited anytime on Schedule 21 highways; bona fide delivery/collection exception applies Part XVII, s. 1; Schedule "21"; Part XVII, s. 2
street obstruction Parking prohibited in such a manner as to obstruct traffic; no excavation or street-occupation provision stated in bylaw Part V, s. 3(a)(xi): "in such a manner as to obstruct traffic"
sidewalk or boulevard use No motor vehicles or bicycles (>50 cm wheels) on boulevard or sidewalk except on a driveway Part IV, s. 1(a)(i) and s. 1(a)(ii)
scout note

Consolidated traffic and parking by-law for Township of Wellesley highways. Sets maximum rates of speed on the highways in Schedule 18 and the bridges in Schedule 19 where signs are posted, and states that where no speed limit signs are posted the maximum is 50 km/h in urban areas (villages and towns) and 80 km/h in rural areas. Also covers

Machine-readable: traffic-streets.json · Official website: http://www.wellesley.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-29 · Traffic & streets in other municipalities