{
 "answer": "In the Village of Empress, Alberta, traffic & streets rules are set by Village of Empress Traffic Bylaw 2014-09, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: $50, $100, $125, $300, $500; As per HTSA; maximum $500.00. Default speed limit: 50 kilometers per hour. Truck route rule: No person shall operate a Heavy Vehicle upon a highway other than on a highway specified as a Truck Route in Schedule \"B\".",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000271",
 "municipality": "Empress",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.villageofempress.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Empress Traffic Bylaw 2014-09",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-10-16",
   "document_url": "https://villageofempress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2014-09-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets a 50 km/h speed limit in the Village unless otherwise signed (25 km/h in designated lower-speed areas), lets the Village temporarily reduce speeds, requires permission for street excavations, designates truck routes and regulates parking and vehicle use.",
   "capture_sha256": "97d05d14468e21fc393a0b570f9d9ab72d957cd11b29cb54318a1ff39d050ce1",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "parking_winter",
   "document_number": "2014-09",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/97d05d14468e21fc393a0b570f9d9ab72d957cd11b29cb54318a1ff39d050ce1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "default_speed_limit": "50 kilometers per hour",
    "truck_route_rule": "No person shall operate a Heavy Vehicle upon a highway other than on a highway specified as a Truck Route in Schedule \"B\".",
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall obstruct traffic; place snow/ice/dirt/obstruction on highway; or excavate under highway without Council permission.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "No motor vehicle on sidewalk/bicycle/pedestrian path; owners must maintain adjacent boulevard and control vegetation.",
    "fine_range": "$50, $100, $125, $300, $500; As per HTSA; maximum $500.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "default_speed_limit": "s. 1",
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 56; Schedule \"B\"",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 6; s. 48; s. 49(a)",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 4; s. 50",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 72"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/empress/traffic-streets/bylaw-2014-09/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/empress/traffic-streets/"
}