County engineer recommends 55 mph posting on Sutliff Road after review
Johnson County engineer Paul Wittow recommended posting a 55 mph speed limit on Sutliff Road after an engineering review of roadway geometry and crash history; the board will consider a resolution at next week’s formal meeting to install four signs along the corridor.
The full story
Paul Wittow, Johnson County engineer, told supervisors the unposted Sutliff Road in the county’s northeast currently defaults to 60 mph under recent statutory changes but should be posted at 55 mph based on a field investigation of road geometry, width, slopes and crash history. "Based off of the results of that investigation, my recommendation would be to set the speed limit at 55 miles per hour," Wittow said while describing the segment from 0.025 Street to the Linn County line.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in