Media release – Commissioner for Transport, 5 April 2024
Arthur Highway speed limit change at Taranna
The Commissioner for Transport has approved a speed limit reduction for a section of the Arthur Highway at Taranna.
The 70 km/h speed limit through Taranna will be extended by 500m to the south, ending just past the intersection with Camp Road.
Reducing the existing 100 km/h speed limit to 70 km/h will provide safer access to and from the highway for residents living along this section.
It will also provide more distance for vehicles travelling north on the highway to slow down ahead of the intersection with Nubeena Road.
The reduction should add less than ten seconds to current travel times through this section.
The speed limit was reviewed following a request from the local community.
The changed speed limit will come into effect once the new speed limit signs have been installed, which is expected to be during the week starting Monday, 8 April 2024. ‘New speed limit ahead’ signs will also be placed to warn road users of the change.
Road users are reminded to follow the posted speed limits and always drive to the conditions.
