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State highway administration backs bill to allow 5 mph urban speed reductions without study
Summary
House Bill 780 would permit the State Highway Administration to lower speed limits on qualifying urban state highways by up to 5 mph without conducting a formal traffic or engineering study, a change SHA officials said would speed safety improvements.
House Bill 780 authorizes the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) to reduce posted speed limits on designated urban state highways by up to 5 miles per hour without first completing a formal traffic or engineering study.
Sponsor Delegate Ken Kerr told the Environment and Transportation Committee the change is intended to give SHA the ability to respond more quickly to requests for speed reductions where roadway conditions and safety practices indicate a…
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