Traffic & streets — Whitecourt, Alberta

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

In the Town of Whitecourt, Alberta, traffic & streets rules are set by Traffic Bylaw 1573, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: Schedule A specified penalties include $100.00, $250.00, $500.00, and $1,000.00; fine not less than Schedule A and not exceeding $10,000.00. Default speed limit: fifty (50) kilometres per hour. Truck route rule: Heavy Vehicle only on designated Heavy Vehicle Routes (Schedule B), subject to exemptions; overweight/oversize requires Permit.

Traffic Bylaw 1573 adopted bylaw
default speed limit fifty (50) kilometres per hour s. 4.1(a)
reduced speed zones Playground Zone: thirty (30) kilometres per hour; in effect 8:30 a.m. to one (1) hour after sunset seven (7) days a week. School Zone: thirty (30) kilometres per hour; in effect 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on any day school is held. s. 4.1(c), s. 4.1(d), s. 2.38(b), s. 2.48(b)
truck route rule Heavy Vehicle only on designated Heavy Vehicle Routes (Schedule B), subject to exemptions; overweight/oversize requires Permit. s. 12.1(c); s. 12.3(a)
street obstruction No person shall make, place, cause or allow an Obstruction of any kind in, upon or above a Highway; no vehicle may block movement. s. 9.1(a), s. 9.1(c)
sidewalk or boulevard use No motor vehicle on Sidewalk/Boulevard/Median; no bicycle on Sidewalk except permitted, under 12 excluded; no parking on Sidewalk/Boulevard. s. 3.6; s. 15.2; s. 5.1(a)(i)
fine range Schedule A specified penalties include $100.00, $250.00, $500.00, and $1,000.00; fine not less than Schedule A and not exceeding $10,000.00. Schedule "A"; s. 19.3
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Regulates traffic and parking on Whitecourt roads.

Machine-readable: traffic-streets.json · Official website: https://www.whitecourt.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-27 · Traffic & streets across Alberta · Traffic & streets in other municipalities