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Roads committee asks state to lower speed limit past Willowbrook after Summitville safety complaints
Summary
The county Roads and Bridges Committee voted to ask the Tennessee Department of Transportation to lower the 55 mph zone on Highway 55 leaving Summitville to 45 mph past the Willowbrook Subdivision after a resident reported close calls and crashes near a curve and a market.
The Roads and Bridges Committee voted Sept. 16 to ask the Tennessee Department of Transportation to lower the 55 mph speed zone on Highway 55 as drivers leave Summitville to 45 mph past the entrance to Willowbrook Subdivision. The motion, made by Commissioner Morris and seconded by Commissioner Nettles, passed on a unanimous voice vote.
Resident James “Jimmy” Gustafson told the committee that the stretch of Highway 55 westbound from Summitville is “a hazard,” citing several close calls and accidents near the curve at the Pete Sain Road…
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