RCMP conduct speeding blitz on secondary Alberta highways
Posted September 5, 2019 12:37 pm.
Last Updated September 5, 2019 12:40 pm.
EDMONTON (660 NEWS) — A lot of drivers in rural Alberta don’t like speed limits in construction zones if new stats from the RCMP are any indication.
During an enforcement campaign over the recent long weekend, Mounties and Special Area Peace Officers handed out 160 tickets, including 56 for speeding in just one construction zone.
They focused on Highways 9, 41, 570 and 884.
A stretch of Highway 9 east of Calgary has been the scene of a couple of deadly crashes in recent weeks, including a multi-vehicle pileup that saw a tanker truck burst into flames.
The mounties say they will be continuing their enforcement campaign along rural highways until mid-October.
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