Tara Murray
Hume and Whittlesea drivers are being urged to take extra care on the roads around schools with school speed zones resuming from Monday.
Victorian students return to the classroom from January 31, with school speed zones to be enforced from 8am each morning.
Some school speed zones are permanent, while others operate from 8am to 9.30am, and from 2.30pm to 4pm on weekdays, with reduced speeds of 40km/h or 60km/h in school zones until the end of the school term.
Drivers are urged to be patient and should expect an increase in road, pedestrian and bicycle traffic at drop-off and pick-up times.
Regardless of whether a school is open or closed, all sign-posted 40km/h zones will still apply.
School bus services will operate as normal, and across the bus network priority is being given to providing drivers for school buses over other services.
However there is a risk of staff shortages caused by COVID-19 and this may result in some changes and cancellations to school bus services.
Details of bus changes: www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/Pages/closures.aspx.
