Speed limits on rural local roads will decrease from 80km/h to 60km/h from today, as part of a government strategy to reduce deaths and injuries on our roads.
Thousands of new road speed signs have been erected across the country reflecting the lower limits.
Over the last number of weeks local authorities have been replacing signage across the country to reflect the change.
The rural speed limit sign – a white circle with five diagonal black lines – will now indicate a maximum speed of 60km/h.
These roads are named with ‘L’ on maps and as these are mostly rural roads, it is believed the changes will have a relatively small impact on traffic and commute…