Traffic & streets across New Brunswick
What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?
26 of 77 municipalities in New Brunswick have an adopted bylaw on traffic & streets on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst City |
A By-law of the City of Bathurst Respecting Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places (No. 2004-06)
adopted 2004-08-16 |
truck route rule: Tractors, traction engines or other heavy vehicles with flanged wheels prohibited on paved/concrete streets unless City Engineer permission. · street obstruction: No person shall place or move any object/material on a street that interferes with traffic or damages the street without written permission. · sidewalk or boulevard use: Sidewalk use is for pedestrians only unless written City permission; driving animals/vehicles or moving heavy articles over sidewalk allowed only to cross. | 2026-09-27 |
| Belledune Village |
By-Law No. TR-11-2003 — Traffic Regulation
adopted 2003-12-08 |
truck route rule: 4500 kg or more prohibited on Turgeon Rd south of Hwy 11 to Colony Rd; Hodgins St. East north of Hwy 134 to Curry Dr. · street obstruction: No person shall place encumbrance/obstruction on highway or alter highway, fill/obstruct ditch, water course or drain. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No person shall place snow or ice on any street, sidewalk or square so as to impede traffic or pedestrians. | 2026-09-27 |
| Campbellton City |
By-law No. T-1 — A Bylaw Respecting Streets and Sidewalks and Public Places in the City of Campbellton
+1 more adopted 2005-11-22 |
street obstruction: No excavation in a street without written permission; no placing lumber, material, vehicles, encumbrances or obstruction on street/sidewalk without Council permission. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No riding/driving bicycles, skateboards, scooters, etc. on sidewalk except directly crossing; no obstructing sidewalk by transferring merchandise over five minutes. · fines: minimum FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00), maximum FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) | 2026-09-27 |
| Caraquet Town |
Arrêté municipal n° 177 réglementant la circulation routière dans la Ville de Caraquet
adopted 2000-05-08 |
default speed limit: 30 km/h · reduced speed zones: 20 km/h on RUE MARGUERITE-BOURGEOYS (school zone) · truck route rule: Utility vehicles 4500 kg or more prohibited on listed streets except temporary delivery/reception; use shortest route to provincial/truck routes. | 2026-09-27 |
| Carleton North Town |
Village of Bath Bylaw No. T-1, A Bylaw Respecting Streets and Sidewalks (predecessor bylaw carried forward by Carleton North)
adopted 2009-08-10 |
street obstruction: Excavation in a street requires written permission; no person shall place material on a street without Council permission. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No person shall ride or drive a bicycle or motorcycle upon any sidewalk except for the purpose of crossing such footpath or sidewalk. · fines: not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) | 2026-09-27 |
| Champdoré Town |
Arrêté No. 2007-03 réglementant la circulation et le stationnement dans le village de Saint-Antoine
adopted 2008-09-30 |
default speed limit: cinquante (50) kilomètres à l'heure · reduced speed zones: trente (30) kilomètres à l'heure; zones scolaires: avenue Clément Est entre le numéro civique 15 et l'avenue Louis J. Robichaud; avenue Louis J. Robichaud entre les propriétés civiques 6 et 49; aucune heure précisée · truck route rule: Véhicules de 4500 kilogrammes (9920 livres) ou plus interdits sur rues Yvon et Léger, sauf réception/livraison; utiliser la rue municipale la plus courte. | 2026-09-27 |
| Dieppe City |
By-Law C-1 (2026) — Traffic and Parking
adopted 2026-04-27 |
truck route rule: Commercial vehicles with registered gross mass 7500 kg or more prohibited except on truck routes; delivery exception. · street obstruction: Vehicle fully or partially blocking traffic may be removed and impounded. · fines: Minimum $140 and maximum $2,100; minimum $30 and maximum $1,070, multiplied by days. | 2026-09-27 |
| Eastern Charlotte Rural community |
By-Law EC-07 — Streets & Traffic in St. George
adopted 2023-10-18 |
default speed limit: 50 km per hour · truck route rule: Vehicles with more than one axle and licensed heavier than 13,500 kilos restricted on Schedule I streets, except local deliveries or Council permission. · street obstruction: No stopping/standing/parking to obstruct traffic/crosswalk except emergency/Peace Officer; no building/erecting structure on designated street/right-of-way without written permission. | 2026-09-27 |
| Edmundston City |
Arrete municipal 29R2024 — Arrete reglementant la circulation, le stationnement et l'utilisation des rues
adopted 2024-11-19 |
default speed limit: 50 km/h · reduced speed zones: School zones: 30 km/h; without light indicator on school days between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.; with light indicator when lights are in function. · truck route rule: Heavy vehicles restricted to authorized streets in Schedule M; thaw period restrictions until June 15 unless director advises otherwise. | 2026-09-27 |
| Five Rivers Village |
Village of Rexton By-law No. 95-07-R, To Regulate Traffic
adopted 2006-09-12 |
reduced speed zones: 30 kilometres per hour in a school zone · truck route rule: Vehicles with registered weight greater than 4,500 kilograms shall not use any highway except a truck route, with delivery exception. · street obstruction: No person shall remove snow so it is deposited on a municipal street, Provincial Highway, Regional Road or sidewalk. | 2026-09-27 |
| Fundy Albert Village |
Alma By-Law No. 100 — Traffic and Parking
adopted 2021-10-18 |
truck route rule: Provincially designated highways are truck routes; commercial vehicles 7500 kg or more shall not use highways except truck routes, except local delivery. · street obstruction: No parking vehicle/equipment blocking sidewalk or encroaching traffic lane; no tent/trailer/mobile home overnight on municipal street. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No parking between sidewalk and curb; no parking vehicle/equipment that completely or partially blocks a sidewalk. | 2026-09-27 |
| Grand Falls Town |
By-law No. 82: Grand Falls Traffic By-law | truck route rule: Trucks 7,500 kg or more may be restricted from specified streets; Public Works may temporarily close streets to trucks between March 1 and June 1st. · street obstruction: No person shall push or deposit snow on any street or sidewalk within the town. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No person shall drive a motorcycle or bicycle upon any sidewalk, boulevard, public square, park, or playground. | 2026-09-27 |
| Grand-Bouctouche Town |
Arrêté 2025-03 — Arrêté portant sur la circulation routière et le stationnement dans Grand-Bouctouche
adopted 2025-09-08 |
truck route rule: Provincially designated highways are truck routes; vehicles 7500 kg or more prohibited on other Town roads, with delivery exception. · street obstruction: Vehicles blocking traffic or obstructing snow removal may be removed and impounded. · fines: minimum $50 and maximum $125 | 2026-09-27 |
| Hartland Town |
Town of Hartland By-Law No. E-4, A By-Law Relating to Traffic Control
adopted 1998-04-06 |
truck route rule: Truck routes: Main Street, Cloverdale Road (Route 575), McLean Avenue; vehicles larger than one-half (1/2) ton capacity restricted to truck routes except local access/deliveries. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No person shall operate a bicycle on any sidewalk except for the purpose of crossing same. · fines: Parking: Twenty (20) dollars if paid within forty-eight (48) hours from date of violation; twenty-five (25) [OCR garbled] to a maximum of one hundred (100) dollars | 2026-09-27 |
| Moncton City |
By-Law T-322 — Traffic and Parking / Arrêté T-322 — Circulation et stationnement
adopted 2022-05-16 |
truck route rule: Vehicles with registered mass over 4000 kg must use designated truck routes, except local delivery via shortest route. · fines: minimum $45.00; maximum $125.00 | 2026-09-27 |
| Neguac Village |
Arrêté 95-05 — Arrêté concernant la circulation sur les rues de Neguac
adopted 1995-12-04 |
default speed limit: 35 Km à l'heure · street obstruction: Interdit de jeter/placer/maintenir neige ou autre obstacle sur rue ou trottoir; véhicule entravant la circulation peut être déplacé/mis en fourrière; parades/manifestations sur rue requièrent permis. · sidewalk or boulevard use: Interdit de circuler à cheval, en patin à roue, bicyclette ou véhicule sur passage pour piétons, trottoir ou partie réservée aux piétons, sauf pour traverser. | 2026-09-27 |
| New Maryland Village |
Traffic and Parking By-law No. 63-2022
adopted 2022-02-16 |
default speed limit: 40 kilometres per hour · truck route rule: Council may designate streets, other than provincially designated highways, as temporary truck routes. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No parking on a boulevard or any place reserved for pedestrians except where specifically designated as a parking zone. | 2026-09-27 |
| Oromocto Town |
By-Law 502 — Traffic | default speed limit: fifty (50) kilometres per hour · reduced speed zones: School zone: thirty (30) kilometres per hour · truck route rule: Registered mass in excess of 4500 kilograms shall not use any street except a designated trucking route. | 2026-09-27 |
| Riverview Town |
By-Law 700-12-01 — Traffic, Parking and the Use of Streets (Consolidated)
adopted 2026-01-12 |
truck route rule: No vehicle on any street with gross axle weight exceeding eighty percent (80%) of maximum registrable axle weight; snow removal, fire, buses, garbage trucks exempt. · street obstruction: No placing items obstructing street; no excavation/opening without Director permit; restore street immediately. · sidewalk or boulevard use: Sidewalks are for pedestrian use; no driving vehicle, bicycle or motorcycle on sidewalk/curb except authorized Town employees. | 2026-09-27 |
| Rothesay Town |
Rothesay Traffic By-law (By-law No. 3-03)
adopted 2003-12-08 |
default speed limit: 40 kilometres per hour · reduced speed zones: 30 kilometres per hour in school zones between 07:30 and 16:00, Monday to Friday, from the first day of September until the thirtieth day of June; twenty (20) kilometres per hour in all Town-owned parks · truck route rule: Commercial vehicles over two axles or >10,000 kg registered gross vehicle mass shall not use any highway except a truck route. | 2026-09-27 |
| Saint-Quentin Town |
Arrêté municipal no 11-2021 réglementant la circulation routière dans la Ville de Saint-Quentin
adopted 2021-07-13 |
default speed limit: 40 km/h · reduced speed zones: 30 km/h (school zones) · truck route rule: Utility vehicles 4,500 kg or more prohibited on municipal streets except temporary delivery/pickup or home; prohibited on listed streets. | 2026-09-27 |
| Salisbury Town |
By-Law No. 15 — Consolidated Traffic By-law (incl. amendment 15-1) | reduced speed zones: School zones: 30 KILOMETER · truck route rule: Commercial vehicles 4500 kg or more shall not park and leave on any municipally owned street or parking area. · street obstruction: No person shall place goods, wares, vehicles or merchandise on any highway, or park a motor vehicle to impede traffic. | 2026-09-27 |
| Shediac Town |
By-Law No. 18-28 — Street Traffic and Parking
adopted 2018-09-24 |
street obstruction: No person shall stop or park alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruct traffic. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No person shall drive a motor vehicle, moped, motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle or horse upon any sidewalk or trail, or across any curb/sidewalk where no entrance. · fines: no less than thirty dollars ($30) and no more than one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) | 2026-09-27 |
| Shippagan Town |
Arrêté No. 43 — Réglementant la circulation dans les rues et les routes | default speed limit: 50 km/h · reduced speed zones: zones scolaire: 30 Km/h · street obstruction: No parade, demonstration, tintamarre, manifestation or other meeting on a street without permit procedure (written request 15 days prior; Police Chief consent). | 2026-09-27 |
| St. Stephen Town |
Town of St. Stephen By-law No. T-1, A By-law to Regulate Vehicular Traffic
adopted 2012-09-24 |
truck route rule: Vehicles 4500 kg or more shall not use any street except a truck route, with delivery exceptions. · street obstruction: No construction/repair may occupy sidewalk or roadway without written CAO permission; no placing materials on street/sidewalk without permission. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No person shall operate a snowmobile or all terrain vehicles on a street, highway, or sidewalk. | 2026-09-27 |
| Tantramar Town |
By-Law No. 262 — A By-Law to Regulate Street Traffic (legacy Sackville, in force for Tantramar)
adopted 2018-07-09 |
reduced speed zones: 30 Kilometers per hour during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the days during which a school in the vicinity of a school zone is in session · street obstruction: No person shall assemble with others on any highway so as to obstruct the passage of other pedestrians or vehicles over or upon the highway. · sidewalk or boulevard use: Roller blades and/or bicycles shall not be used on any sidewalks; skateboards are not permitted on any sidewalks or roadways. | 2026-09-27 |
Nothing on file for traffic & streets
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (48) — Alnwick, Arcadia, Beaurivage, Beausoleil, Belle-Baie, Bois-Joli, Butternut Valley, Cap-Acadie, Central York, Doaktown, Fredericton, Fredericton Junction, Fundy Shores, Fundy-St. Martins, Grand Bay-Westfield, Grand Lake, Grand Manan, Hampton, Hanwell, Harvey, Haut-Madawaska, Hautes-Terres, Heron Bay, Kedgwick, Lakeland Ridges, Maple Hills, McAdam, Memramcook, Miramichi, Miramichi River Valley, Nackawic-Millville, Nashwaak, Nouvelle-Arcadie, Rivière-du-Nord, Saint Andrews, Saint John, Southern Victoria, Strait Shores, Sunbury-York South, Sussex, Three Rivers, Tobique Valley, Tracadie, Tracy, Valley Waters, Vallée-des-Rivières, Woodstock, Île-de-Lamèque.
No bylaws published online (2, verified negatives) — Campobello Island, Upper Miramichi.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Quispamsis.