The trip between Ulverstone and Burnie on the Bass Highway will take longer soon – but only by 15 seconds.
That’s the estimate from the Department of State Growth of the effect of lowering the speed limits from 110 km/hr to 90 km/hr between Heybridge and Sulphur Creek roundabouts.
The Department says the speed reduction for the 1.9 km section of the highway has been prompted by requests from nearby local communities and a history of single-vehicle rollover crashes in the area.
It says the speed limit reduction will reduce the risk of crashes and improve safety for all road users.
The speed limit for the section of highway immediately West of the stretch was lowered from 100 km/hr to 90 km/hr in in 2021 and has resulted in a significant reduction in crash statistics according to the Department.
