Traffic & streets — Dawson, Yukon

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

In the City of Dawson, Yukon, traffic & streets rules are set by City of Dawson Traffic Bylaw #00-21, verified 2026-09-29. Fines: not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). Default speed limit: Forty (40) kilometers per hour. Reduced speed zones: School zone or playground zone: Twenty five (25) kilometers per hour.

City of Dawson Traffic Bylaw #00-21 adopted bylaw
default speed limit Forty (40) kilometers per hour "the maximum rate of speed on a highway shall be Forty (40) kilometers per hour"
reduced speed zones School zone or playground zone: Twenty five (25) kilometers per hour "The maximum rate of speed in a school zone or playground zone shall be Twenty five"
truck route rule No person shall operate a heavy vehicle on a highway not designated a truck route in Appendix "A". s. 9.02
street obstruction No person shall cause an obstruction on a highway; no person shall excavate a highway without written approval of an Official. s. 4.04; s. 4.05; s. 4.06
sidewalk or boulevard use No person shall stop or park any vehicle on a sidewalk or boulevard, except as permitted by this Bylaw. s. 8.06(1)
fine range not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) s. 15.04
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Traffic Bylaw #00-21 sets a general maximum speed of 40 km/h on City highways and 25 km/h in school and playground zones (Schedule B), confines heavy vehicles to the truck routes in Appendix A (using the shortest route to/from the nearest truck route otherwise), bans engine brakes in residential areas, requires City approval to excavate or obstruct a highway, and

Machine-readable: traffic-streets.json · Official website: https://www.cityofdawson.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-29 · Traffic & streets across Yukon · Traffic & streets in other municipalities