Chandigarh, 20 July: Chandigarh’s motorists will soon be able to view speed limits directly on Google Maps. The UT traffic police, in collaboration with Google India, are launching a fresh survey of city roads to ensure accurate, standardised speed-limit data is integrated into the navigation platform.
The comprehensive survey will cover major corridors including Madhya Marg, Dakshin Marg, Purv Marg, and various internal sector roads. Officials say the move is aimed at enhancing road safety and ensuring better compliance with traffic regulations.
“Displaying accurate speed limits on Google Maps will act as a gentle reminder for motorists to drive responsibly,” said a senior traffic police official. “This initiative will not only improve compliance with traffic rules but also help reduce accidents caused by speeding.”
The update will benefit a wide range of users — from daily commuters and tourists to delivery personnel — by providing real-time, location-specific speed guidelines.
This isn’t Chandigarh’s first attempt at speed-limit mapping. Earlier, the traffic police, along with Lepton Software and Google India, had surveyed over 1,100 road stretches. That effort uncovered significant discrepancies: of the 1,131 road segments mapped, 637 had mismatches between signboards and official records, 178 had no speed-limit signage at all, and 175 were missing separate indicators for two-wheelers.
Acknowledging the outdated nature of that data, traffic police have committed to a fresh, more rigorous reassessment. “We will reassess existing speed signboards and make necessary corrections. The revised and verified speed limits will then be reflected on Google Maps for public convenience,” the official added.
Under the new standardisation, dual carriageways (roads with dividers) will carry a speed limit of 60 km/h, single carriageways will be capped at 50 km/h, and internal sector roads will have a limit of 40 km/h.
The integration of this data into Google Maps is expected to make navigation more informed and safe for users, ensuring that digital directions go hand-in-hand with real-world traffic laws.
