Speed Zones
Road speed limits have been set to improve safety, reducing both the incidence and severity of crashes and also possible variations in speeds, which can increase the number of accidents.
Speed management provides a credible system of speed zoning which meets driver expectation while achieving a balance between road safety, mobility and land use.
Appropriate and consistent speed limits are essential for this credibility. The limits must also be enforceable and sufficiently signed.
Speed zoning authority
VicRoads are the responsible authority for all speed zone changes in Victoria. If Council believes a limit should be changed, an application is made to the VicRoads Regional Manager, accompanied by any supporting data.
VicRoads assess the application using a system which promotes systematic and consistent application of speed limit guidelines throughout Victoria. This program suggests an appropriate speed limit, taking into account the road environment, road width, abutting developments, road users, existing speeds, accident history and adjacent speed zones. The application is discussed with Council and Victoria Police at regular traffic liaison meetings and a site visit is usually carried out before a final decision is made.
Speed zone changes implemented
Date | Location | Description |
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Jun-14 | Verney North Rd, Shepparton north of Goulburn Valley Hwy |
new 80km/h zone created |
Jun-14 | Verney Rd, Shepparton between Pine Rd and Warrumbungle Dr |
70km/h reduced to 60km/h |
Jun-14 | Verney Rd, Shepparton between Warrumbungle Dr and Goulburn Valley Hwy |
90km/h reduced to 80km/h |
Jun-14 | Ford Rd, Shepparton between Goulburn Valley Hwy and Grahamvale Rd |
70km/h and 100km/h reduced to 60km/h |
Jun-14 | Old Dookie Rd, Shepparton between Doyles Rd and Dobson Estate |
90km/h reduced to 80km/h |
Apr-14 | Mitchell Rd, Kialla between Raftery Rd and Archer Rd |
100km/h reduced to 80km/h |
Mar-14 | Goulburn Valley Highway Shepparton South South of Raftery Rd |
70km/h increased to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Goulburn Valley Highway Shepparton South between Raftery Rd and Wilmot Rd |
70km/h reduced to 60km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Shepparton Alternative Route (River Road) Kialla between Goulburn Valley Hwy and Dean Nook |
100km/h reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Shepparton Alternative Route (River Road) Kialla near Doyles Rd bend |
90km/h reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Shepparton Alternative Route (Doyles Road) Kialla near River Rd bend |
90km/h reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Euroa-Shepparton Rd (Central Kialla Road) Kialla between River Rd/Doyles Rd and Kialla Central |
90km/h reduced to 80km/h. works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Midland Highway Mooroopna between Turnbull Rd and Excelsior Ave |
90km/h reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Midland Highway Mooroopna between Charles St and Emma St |
70km/h reduced to 60km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Goulburn Valley Highway Shepparton North between Wanganui Rd and Congupna |
90km/h reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Katamatite-Shepparton Road Congupna in Congupna township |
70km/h reduced to 60km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Midland Highway Shepparton East West of Doyles Road |
70km/h reduced to 60km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Midland Highway Shepparton East Doyles Road to Davies Dr |
70km/h increased to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Midland Highway Shepparton East Davies Dr to Shepparton East |
90km/h reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Murchison-Tatura Rd (River Rd), Murchison Meteorite St to Yarramundi Crt |
70km/h reduced to 60km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Mar-14 | Murchison-Violet Town Rd (High Rd), Murchison near Murchison East |
90km/h reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Oct-13 | Railway crossings Toolamba-Echuca line Rutherford, Pogue, Downer, Craven, Bayunga, Winter, Byrneside-Gillieston, Davies, Ryan, Manley |
80km/h railway crossing zones created |
Jun-13 | Kennedys Rd and Main Rd, Arcadia approaches into Arcadia township |
100km/h reduced to 80km/h |
Jun-13 | Arcadia streets township |
50km/h signs installed |
Jun-13 | Central Ave, Shepparton East near Channel Rd and reserve |
100km/h reduced to 80km/h |
Jun-13 | Railway crossings Mangalore-Tocumwal line Ford Rd, Trewins Rd |
80km/h railway crossing zones created |
May-13 | Railway crossings Mangalore-Tocumwal line Northey Rd, Knights Rd |
80km/h railway crossing zones created |
May-13 | Rowe St, Shepparton between St Georges Rd and Archer St |
50km/h reduced to 40km/h |
Jan-13 | Hogan St, Tatura between Station St and Hanlon St (Bethel Christian College) |
removal of time-based school zone |
Jul-12 | Goulburn Valley Hwy, Shepparton North time-based school speed zone near Grace Rd |
school zone extended north. Works done by VicRoads |
May-12 | Lockwood Rd and Mitchell St, Shepparton full lengths |
50km/h signs installed |
Apr-12 | Old Dookie Rd, Shepparton between Florence St and Doyles Rd |
80km/h reduced to 60km/h |
Jan-12 | Rudd Rd, Shepparton between cemetery entrance and 270m north of Golf Dr |
80km/h reduced to 60km/h |
Jan-12 | Rushworth-Tatura Rd, Tatura west of Joe Ford Dr |
80km/h buffer zone reduced to 60km/h |
Dec-11 | Archer St, Shepparton between Asim Dr and Broken River |
80km/h reduced to 60km/h |
Dec-11 | Ford Rd, Shepparton between Verney Rd and 280m west of Southdown St |
80km/h reduced to 70km/h |
Jan-10 | Goulburn Valley Highway (Numurkah Rd), Shepparton between Balaclava Rd and Mills St |
80km/h reduced to 60km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Jan-10 | Goulburn Valley Highway, Shepparton North between Wanganui Rd and Congupna |
100km/h reduced to 90km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
May-09 | Channel Rd, Shepparton between Sun Valley Dr and McPhee Rd |
60km/h zone extended. 80km/h zone extended to Doyles Road |
Mar-09 | Goulburn Valley Highway, Kialla between Kialla West and Aerodrome |
Limit reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads |
Jan-09 | Dookie-Shepparton Rd, Shepparton Doyles Rd to 1.2km east of Lemnos North Rd |
90km/h limit reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads. |
Dec-08 | Rea St, Shepparton between Wyndham St and Hawdon St |
60km/h limit reduced to 50km/h. |
Dec-08 | Corio St, Shepparton between Balaclava Rd and High St |
60km/h limit reduced to 50km/h. |
Nov-08 | Katamatite-Shepparton Rd, Congupna at Congupna Primary School |
LED speed signs added at time-based school zones. Works done by VicRoads. |
Nov-08 | Verney Rd, Shepparton at Shepparton Christian Community School |
LED speed signs added at time-based school zones. Works done by VicRoads. |
Nov-08 | Doyles Rd, Orrvale Poplar Ave to south of Broken River |
90km/h limit reduced to 80km/h. Works done by VicRoads. |
Jul-08 | Goulburn Valley Fwy, Arcadia Murchison Violet-Town Rd to Ross Rd |
New freeway limit raised to 110km/h. Works done by VicRoads. |
Jul-08 | Midland Hwy, Byrneside at railway crossing |
80km/h zone created around railway crossing. Works done by VicRoads. |
Jul-08 | Dookie-Shepparton Rd, Cosgrove at railway crossing |
80km/h zone created around railway crossing. Works done by VicRoads. |
Jul-08 | Goulburn Valley Hwy, Murchison East at railway crossing |
90km/h limit reduced to 80km/h around railway crossing. Works done by VicRoads. |
Jul-08 | Mooroopna-Murchison Rd, Toolamba at railway crossing |
80km/h zone created around railway crossing. Works done by VicRoads. |
Jun-08 | Katamatite-Shepparton Rd, Congupna north-east of township |
80km/h buffer zone removed. Limit changed to 70km/h to match township limit. Works done by VicRoads. |
Jun-08 | Dookie-Shepparton (New Dookie) Rd, Shepparton Drummond Rd to Doyles Rd |
80km/h limit reduced to 60km/h, where median turning lane installed. Works done by VicRoads. |
Dec-07 | Bendigo-Murchison Rd, Murchison west of Murchison |
Urban 60km/h zone extended 125m past Hammond Rd. 400m long 80km/h zone created. Works done by VicRoads. |
Nov-07 | Kyabram-Cooma Rd, Cooma Cooma township |
80km/h zone created through Cooma township. |
Oct-07 | Goulburn Valley Hwy service road, Kialla near old drive-in |
Speed limit changed from 60km/h to 50km/h. |
Jun-07 | Medland Rd, Bunbartha | 80km/h zone created near Aldinga Dr |
Feb-07 | Various school locations | Creation of some time-based school speed zones and alterations to some existing school zones. |
Jan-07 | Echuca-Mooroopna Rd and MacIsaac Rd, Mooroopna | 40km/h time-based school zones extended to include new bus interchange. |
Dec-06 | Mooroopna-Murchison Rd, Old Toolamba south of Kiota Rd |
80km/h zone extended south past Kiota Rd and River Rd. Works done by VicRoads. |
Oct-06 | Goulburn Valley Hwy, Kialla near Shepparton Aerodrome |
70km/h zone extended 260m south. Works done by VicRoads. |
Oct-06 | The Boulevard and Rudd Rd, Shepparton near Shepparton Cemetery |
60km/h zone extended due to new subdivision nearby. |
Sep-06 | Dhurringile Rd, Tatura southern entrance to Tatura |
60km/h zone extended south to Hampton Road. |
Aug-06 | Knights Road, Congupna Grahamvale Road to Lemnos North Road |
80km/h hamlet zone created. |
May-06 | Hosie Road, Shepparton East east of School Road |
80km/h buffer zone created. |
Mar-06 | Hunter St, Tatura school frontage |
40km/h zone created along school frontage. |
Dec-05 | Bridge Road, Toolamba south-east of township |
80km/h buffer zone created. |
Jul-05 | Riverview Dr, Kialla Goulburn Valley Hwy to Kialla Tip Rd |
Reduction from 70km/h to 60km/h due to new subdivision. |
Jun-05 | Ferguson Rd, Tatura East between Turnbull Rd & Mpna-Murchison Rd |
Creation of a 90km/h hamlet zone. |
May-05 | Archer Rd, Kialla south of Mitchell Rd |
Creation of 80km/h zone in dead-end section of Archer Rd. |
Apr-05 | Dookie-Shepparton Main Rd, Lemnos between Pauls Rd and Boundary Rd |
Creation of 100-60km/h time-based school speed zone for new Isik College. |
Feb-05 | Midland Hwy, Mooroopna west of Echuca-Mooroopna Rd |
50km/h zone extended and 70km/h limit introduced out to Charles St. |
Feb-05 | Packham St, Shepparton full length |
Limit reduced to 50km/h south of Brauman St and to 40km/h north of Brauman St. |
Feb-05 | Shepparton Sports Precinct John McEwen Reserve |
20km/h AREA limit imposed over the whole reserve, including velodrome, showjumping and stadium areas. |
Nov-04 | Tatura-Undera Rd, Undera south of township |
80km/h zone extended to south of Sellwood Rd |
Oct-04 | Poplar Ave, Shepparton east of Perrivale Dr |
60km/h urban limit extended to the east. |
Oct-04 | Echuca-Mooroopna Rd, Mooroopna Treacy St to MacIsaac Rd |
Limit reduced from 70km/h to 60km/h. |
Sep-04 | Raftery Rd, Kialla west of Seven Creeks Dr |
50km/h urban limit extended past bridge and 80km/h buffer zone created. |
Feb-04 | Various school locations | Time-based school speed zones (and some permanent zones) created around all schools. |
2004 | Stevenson St, Murchison | 50km/h CBD limit created. Works carried out by VicRoads. |
Dec-03 | Goulburn Valley Hwy, Congupna | Limit reduced from 100km/h to 90km/h. |
Dec-03 | Euroa-Shepparton Rd and River Rd, Kialla Central | 90km/h limit created to correspond with 90km/h limit on Doyles Rd – River Rd bend. |
Dec-03 | Verney Rd, Shepparton Pine Rd to Ford Rd |
Limit reduced from 80km/h to 70km/h. |
Nov-03 | Graham St, Shepparton Wyndham St to Monash St |
Limit reduced from 60km/h to 50km/h. |
Oct-03 | Doyles Rd and River Rd, Kialla from 1km west of bend |
Limit reduced from 100km/h to 90km/h. |
Oct-03 | Hawkins St, Shepparton | Limit reduced from 80km/h to 60km/h. |
Sep-03 | Riverview Dr and Watt Rd Kialla to Mooroopna |
Limit reduced to 60km/h from Kialla Tip Rd to Mooroopna. |
Jul-03 | MacIsaac Rd, Mooroopna near Excelsior Ave |
80km/h zone extended through bends |
Jun-03 | Robinson St, Murchison south approach from Goulburn Weir Rd |
80km/h buffer zone created. |
Apr-03 | Echuca-Mooroopna Rd, Mooroopna Graeme St to McFarlane Rd |
Limit reduced from 70km/h to 60km/h. |
Apr-03 | Wyndham St, Shepparton Nixon St to Vaughan St |
50km/h CBD limit created |
Apr-03 | High St, Shepparton Welsford St to Hoskin St |
50km/h CBD limit created |
Mar-03 | Murton Rd, O'Reilly Rd, Taylor Rd and Hampton Rd, Tatura | Limits reduced from 80km/h to 60km/h. |
Feb-03 | Arcadia Downs Dr, Kialla Park east section |
Limit reduced from 70km/h to 60km/h. |
For additional information on the national perspective visit the VicRoads website.