What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?
In the Town of Truro, Nova Scotia, traffic & streets rules are set by Sidewalks Bylaw and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not exceeding twenty dollars; not exceeding one thousand dollars; not exceeding ten dollars; not exceeding five dollars; not exceeding $10.00. Street obstruction: Abutters shall trim vegetation encroaching over a street to prevent interference with pedestrians, sight lines, or structures. Sidewalk or boulevard use: Abutter shall not permit snow or ice to block sidewalk; maintain grass between curb and sidewalk.
| street obstruction | Abutters shall trim vegetation encroaching over a street to prevent interference with pedestrians, sight lines, or structures. | 15. |
| sidewalk or boulevard use | Abutter shall not permit snow or ice to block sidewalk; maintain grass between curb and sidewalk. | 6.; 14. |
Requires abutters to clear snow/ice from sidewalks within 4 hours of a snowfall ending and apply de-icer when slippery; Town may order removal and recover the cost if an abutter fails to comply.
| street obstruction | No person shall place any encumbrance upon any street preventing free and uninterrupted use. | s. 30 |
| sidewalk or boulevard use | No bicycle shall be ridden on any sidewalk. | s. 84 |
| fine range | not exceeding twenty dollars; not exceeding one thousand dollars; not exceeding ten dollars; not exceeding five dollars; not exceeding $10.00 | ss. 15, 16(2), 29, 43, 49, 54, 74, 85; 'not exceeding $10.00' |
Requires a permit for any street/sidewalk excavation or opening, bans obstructing streets without providing safe passage around the work, and prohibits dumping snow, coal or heavy material onto streets or sidewalks.
| truck route rule | Truck (>3,000 kg or construction equipment) may operate only on routes in Schedules A/B/C; no driving on other streets except permitted. | s. 2(c); s. 3; s. 4(1)-(3) |
| fine range | not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) | s. 7 |
Restricts trucks over 3,000kg (and heavy equipment) to designated daytime, nighttime and full-time truck routes set out in Schedules A/B/C, with exceptions for local deliveries/pickups off-route.