Dozens of drivers get speeding ticket refunds because Winnipeg construction zone sign wasn’t legal

Refunds totalling nearly $13K issued for 41 drivers ticketed at 2016 Plessis Road underpass site

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A Manitoba man who fought a speeding ticket in court succeeded in having not only his own ticket cancelled, but also those of more than 40 other drivers because a speed reduction sign was not legal in the first place.

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A Manitoba man who fought a speeding ticket in court succeeded in having not only his own ticket cancelled, but also those of more than 40 other drivers because a speed reduction sign was not legal in the first place.

The case has also led Winnipeg Police Service to make a change in procedures around enforcing reduced speed zones at construction sites.

“The whole episode is disturbing,” said Gary Gowler, who took his ticket to court.

A current view of the Plessis Road underpass in Winnipeg’s Transcona area, where speeding tickets were issued by police in 2016 while the site was under construction. A reduced speed sign was put up during that construction without proper authorization. (Travis Golby / CBC)
A current view of the Plessis Road underpass in Winnipeg’s Transcona area, where speeding tickets were issued by police in 2016 while the site was under construction. A reduced speed sign was put up during that construction without proper authorization. (Travis Golby / CBC)

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