Community
11 December, 2025
Speed limit drops on Baynes Street
ONE of Terang’s busier suburban streets now has a lower speed limit after Corangamite Shire Council received approval from the Victorian Government to make the change.
Baynes Street is one of three suburban roads in Corangamite Shire to have new lower speed limits to improve community safety.
The road has been lowered from 60kmh to 50kmh.
Corangamite Shire Council manager assets planning John Kelly said council was responsible for assessing speed limits on local roads but the Department of Transport had to review all proposals.
“There is a procedure to go through including traffic counts, explaining why it is needed, and community input,” he said.
Mr Kelly said the department had approved the reduction of the speed limit on Baynes Street due to increased heavy traffic.
“Residents had asked to reduce the speed limit because there’s a lot of trucks,” he said.
“We anticipate the $971,000 widening of two kilometres of Noogee Road, which is scheduled for the 2025-2026 construction season, might take some of that traffic out of town.”
The speed limit on Bowen Street in Camperdown will also be reduced from 60kmh to 50kmh.
“In April 2024 we built new outstands for pedestrian safety on Bowen Street at the intersections with McAlpine Court and Dawson Street, Lakeview Avenue and Dimora Avenue, and Park Lane and Fenton Street,” Mr Kelly said.
“They also installed traffic calming and the new speed limit now complements those works.”
Park Lane in Camperdown also had its speed limit reduced due to changes to the road environment.
“With the new concrete path beside Park Lane there is more pedestrian and cycling traffic,” Mr Kelly said.
“It was previously 80 kmh and we got approval to drop it to 60 kmh.
“The path was fully funded by Transport Accident Commission Safe Local Roads and Streets Program and the Department of Transport.”
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