Speed limit stays at 30km/h at Murrayville Five Corners

Langley Township has council decided not to lower the speed limit from 30 km/h down to 20 km/h at a busy roundabout in the Murrayville neighbourhood. Councillor Barb Martens suggested the change in a motion at the Monday, June 15 meeting, but the idea was defeated in a 5-4 vote. The intersection in question is the iconic Five Corners, where 216 Street, 48 Avenue, and Old Yale Road all meet in the centre of the historic heart of Murrayville. Martens noted that Township staff had

recommended signs mandating a 30 km/h speed limit, but that given the mix of local, commuter, and truck traffic, she felt a lower speed was necessary. She said the idea of a lower speed limit came from conversations and correspondence with residents in the area. “The evidence on speed is consistent,” Martens said. “Research shows the odds of a pedestrian fatality rise by roughly 11 per cent for every additional kilometre per hour of impact speed.” Coun. Kim Richter said she drove the roundabout recently,

trying to get up to 30 km/h. “The best I could do was 18,” she said. “It’s a small roundabout, and I think it’s very wise that we reduce the permitted maximum from 30 down to 20.” The 5-4 vote was split along slate lines, with Mayor Eric Woodward and the Progress For Langley slate voting against the change, while the newly created opposition of Langley Strong councillors, including Martens and Richter, voted in favour of it.

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