Squamish’s proposed districtwide 40 km/h speed limit has been pushed to 2028, according to the District’s draft 2027–2036 financial plan.
The speed-limit implementation project sets aside $150,000 in 2028, with no spending allocated for 2027. The budget would cover preparing a signage plan and installing signs for the new limits.
The project description says council requested a blanket 40 km/h limit on Squamish streets. The spending and timing remain proposals in the draft financial plan. The wider rollout would follow the introduction of a 30 km/h zone in downtown Squamish and the Oceanfront, which took effect Feb. 17, 2026.
In its February announcement, the District said that change responded to ICBC collision data and public feedback gathered in 2023 and 2024.
“When we reduce speed, we improve safety, confidence and peace of mind for all road users,” Mayor Armand Hurford said at the time.
The District said a summer 2024 survey found support for lower limits was strongest in the downtown and Oceanfront area. It also said ICBC data showed 27 percent of Squamish collisions between 2020 and 2024 occurred within the area covered by the 30 km/h zone.
The District’s announcement identified speed-limit reductions as a measure in its 2025 Transportation Master Plan to improve road safety and neighbourhood connections.
