Speed limits on some B.C. highways to hit 120 km/h

Some sections of the Autoban in Germany recently had speed limits lowered to 120 km/h. (Morris Mac Matzen/Reuters)

The speed limits on some multi-lane highways in B.C. are going up to 120 kilometres per hour, Transportation Minister Todd Stone announced on Wednesday morning in Kamloops.

The new speed limit is effect on:

• Highway 5 (the Coquihalla) from Hope to Kamloops


• Highway 97C (the Connector) from Aspen Grove to Drought Hill Interchange, Peachland.


• Highway 19 (the Island Highway) from Parksville to south of Willis Road, Campbell River.

Stone first announced he was reviewing speed limits on some rural highways last October.