Pilot project: Alberta increasing QEII speed limit to 120 km/h south of Leduc
Posted March 12, 2026 12:22 pm.
Last Updated March 12, 2026 3:58 pm.
The Alberta government is expected to launch a pilot project this summer to increase the speed limit in some parts of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway to 120 kilometres per hour.
Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen confirmed the news Wednesday, saying the pilot project will be in a section of Highway 2 south of Leduc, but more exact details were not confirmed.
Two residents of Leduc told CityNews they were concerned about drivers going above the new limit.
“Last year, we had a survey of over 50,000 Albertans that participated, and over 70 per cent thought that rural divided highways should be set at 120 because they are designed and engineered for 120,” Dreeshen said.
The Alberta NDP is questioning the importance of such a change.
“It’s confounding to me the government sees this as a priority they should be chasing, probably as a smokescreen to hide the other disastrous things that they’re doing or not doing to help Albertans out,” said Lorne Dach, the Opposition transportation critic.
This comes as the province is looking at increasing the speed limit of some divided highways to 120 permanently. This would include Highway 16 through Edmonton, Highway 1 near Calgary, and Highway 63 to Fort McMurray.
