Reduced speed limits come into effect for 5 Winnipeg seasonal bike routes

Speed limits are reduced on five Winnipeg streets as part of the city's seasonal bike route program.

The speed reductions will be in effect 24/7 starting this week and last until late October for the following streets:

• Lyndale Drive, from Cromwell Street to Gauvin Street (30 km/h).
• Wellington Crescent, from the westend ofAcademy Road to the east end of Academy at the Maryland Bridge (30 km/h).
• Wolseley Avenue, fromRaglan Road to Maryland Street (30 km/h).
• Churchill Drive, from Hay Street to Jubilee Avenue (30 km/h).
• Kilkenny Drive, from Burgess Avenue to Kings Drive, then Kings Drive from Kilkenny to Patricia Avenue (40 km/h).

There will also be turn requirements at some intersections on each of these routes, a news release from the City of Winnipeg says.

Thesefive routes were part of the city's open streets program, which started in spring 2020 during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic and limited vehicle traffic on certain routes in order to prioritize pedestrians and cyclists.

The other 10 routes are being transitioned into full-time reduced-speed greenways until fall. More information can be found on the city's website.

In addition, a one-block travel restriction will be in place on Wolseley Avenue on weekends in May, June, September and October, and 24/7 in July and August after the city's spring cleanup operations.