Motorists can travel a little faster on sections of Highway 416 and Highway 417 in the Ottawa area. The speed limit increases to 110 km/h on new sections of highways in the Ottawa area today as part of the Ontario government’s plan to raise the speed limits from 100 km/h on highways across Ontario. Here is where the speed limit is now 110 km/h in the Ottawa area: The speed limit will also increase to 110 km/h on Highway 7 between Appleton Side Road/County Road 17 near Carleton Place and Highway 417. The speed limit will remain 100 km/h on Hwy. 417 between Leitrim Road and the Highway 416/417 interchange. Earlier this summer, the Ontario Provincial Police said officers will be out on Highway 417 to ensure drivers follow the new posted speed limit. “Ottawa OPP reminds motorists that with the speed limit set to increase to 110 km/h on Hwy. 417 in August, our members will still be out there, ensuring motorists drive within the speed limit,” police said on X. The government says stunt driving penalties will continue to apply at 150 km/h on highways where the speed limit is 110 km/h. “Stunt driving comes with hefty fines. It comes with a vehicle impoundment and a driver’s licence the suspension, but it also comes with the potential cost of life,” OPP Const. Erin Cranton told CTV News Ottawa. Cranton reminds drivers to follow the 110 km/h speed limit. “That speed limit is there for a reason. Speeding is a large contributing factor to serious collisions.” The Ontario government has been increasing the speed limit on highways across Ontario since 2022. In June, the speed limit increased to 110 km/h on Hwy. 416 from Cedar Grove Road to Highway 401. The speed limit also increased to 110 km/h on Hwy. 401 east of Kingston, between Highway 15 and Highway 16. In 2022, the speed limit increased to 110 km/h on Hwy. 417 from Ottawa to the Quebec border and on Hwy. 417 from the Kanata area to Arnprior. In 2024, the Ontario government increased the speed limit on Highway 416 south of Ottawa and on sections of Hwy. 401 to 110 km/h from 100 km/h. The areas include 70 km of Highway 417 between Hwy. 401 and Ottawa and on Highway 401 between Highway 16 to the Quebec boundary, on 66 km between Belleville and Kingston and on 44 km between Colborne and Belleville.
