Resident asks county to seek speed limit change on Montana Highway 271; commission sends letter to state

Granite County commissioners agreed Tuesday to send a formal request to the Montana Department of Transportation asking for a speed-limit review on Montana Highway 271 in the Campbell Canyon/Marshall Creek area after reviewing an email from a resident.
The correspondence, from Matthew Clark, asked the county to request a posted speed reduction on an approximately four-mile stretch; county staff and commissioners discussed where the speed changes occur and how existing signage transitions from highway speeds to the dirt road. Commissioners amended the draft letter to note that drivers are traveling across the bridge at 65 mph and that the speed does not reduce to 35 mph until a quarter mile up the dirt road.
Commissioner Blaine moved to send the letter to the state; the motion was seconded and carried. Staff said they would forward the revised letter to the Montana Department of Transportation representative (Mister Boson) for consideration.
No state decision was made at the meeting; the county’s action is a request and may prompt an engineering review by MDOT before any speed limit changes.