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Troy committee forwards Swales Road speed study to ODOT, seeks 45 mph alignment
Summary
The City of Troy Streets and Sidewalks Committee unanimously voted Oct. 13 to forward a Miami County speed study to the Ohio Department of Transportation and to align two cityposted 25 mph sections of Swales Road to a recommended 45 mph limit if ODOT approves.
The City of Troy Streets and Sidewalks Committee voted unanimously Oct. 13 to forward a Miami County speed study to the Ohio Department of Transportation and to align the city’s two 25-mph sections of Swales Road with a county recommendation for 45 mph if ODOT accepts the change.
The committee acted after a representative of the Miami County engineer’s office described a speed study covering the segment of Swales Road between Peters Road and Nashville Road. The county study recommended setting the limit at 45 mph for the entire section; most of the stretch is county-maintained and defaults to 55 mph, while two short segments inside Troy are currently posted at 25 mph.
“The county engineer’s office completed a speed study,” the county representative told the committee, recommending that ODOT revise the posted speed to 45 mph throughout the studied section. The representative added, “We are not asking for emergency legislation.”
Bob Phillips, chair of the Streets and Sidewalks Committee, said the timing coincided with constituent complaints about speeding. “I was contacted by a couple of residents in my neighborhood…they were concerned about the excessive speed that they have encountered,” Phillips said, noting he had discussed enforcement options with the police department.
Councilman Jeff Schilling and committee member Mrs. Westfall joined Phillips in approving the staff recommendation. Phillips announced the committee’s decision as unanimous among the three committee members present and directed staff to move forward with submitting the county’s study to ODOT and to change the city-controlled 25-mph sections to 45 mph if the state approves.
Committee members noted that the county controls most of the roadway and that consistent posted speeds would reduce driver confusion; one member observed past court rulings favored motorists when signage and posted speeds were inconsistent. A question from the audience clarified that a nearby school on the east side of Peters Road is already posted at 45 mph on that side.
Next steps: the county and city will submit the study to the Ohio Department of Transportation for review. Any change to posted speeds on the city-maintained segments will be implemented only if ODOT accepts the county’s recommendation, and the committee did not request emergency legislation.
Votes at a glance: The committee voted unanimously (3–0) to forward the Miami County speed study to ODOT and to change the two 25-mph city sections of Swales Road to 45 mph conditioned on ODOT approval.
