Traffic & streets across Northwest Territories
What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?
4 of 24 municipalities in Northwest Territories 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Simpson Village |
Village of Fort Simpson Traffic By-law No. 577 | default speed limit: 40 km/h · reduced speed zones: School zone: 30 km/h between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or as otherwise posted; playground area zone: 30 km/h. · street obstruction: No person shall use any street for vehicle repair or vehicle maintenance, except for making emergency repairs. | 2026-09-29 |
| Fort Smith Town |
Town of Fort Smith Traffic Regulation Bylaw #872
adopted 2012-02-28 |
truck route rule: Truck more than 3 tonnes gross weight requires permit except on listed routes (King St, McDougal Rd, Breynat St, Mercredi Ave, Portage Ave, Highway #5). · street obstruction: No parking on roadway so as to obstruct passage; no parking adjacent to street excavation/obstruction where it obstructs traffic. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No driving vehicle on sidewalk except entering/leaving driveway; bicycles shall not ride on sidewalk; pedestrians must use usable sidewalk. | 2026-09-29 |
| Hay River Town |
Town of Hay River Traffic By-Law No. 2423
adopted 2021-03-15 |
street obstruction: No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer on a roadway as to obstruct the safe passage of other traffic. · sidewalk or boulevard use: No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer on or over a sidewalk. · fines: a fine of not less than one hundred ($100.00) dollars and not more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars | 2026-09-29 |
| Inuvik Town |
Town of Inuvik Highway Traffic By-law #2663/TR/21
adopted 2021-09-08 |
default speed limit: 35 km/hour · reduced speed zones: 30 km/hour in designated school zones; in effect between 8:0 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on any day that school is held · truck route rule: No person shall drive a truck on a portion of highway designated as a truck route by signs; departures permitted by most direct route. | 2026-09-29 |
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.
Checked, nothing adopted (1) — Yellowknife (2026-09-29).
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (7) — Délı̨nę, Enterprise, Fort Good Hope, Fort Liard, Norman Wells, Tuktoyaktuk, Tulita.
No bylaws published online (11, verified negatives) — Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Gamèti, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tsiigehtchic, Ulukhaktok, Wekweètì, Whatì.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Behchokǫ̀.