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Commissioners debate TxDOT speed-study results for FM 2520; ordinance advanced as first reading
Summary
San Benito commissioners reviewed a TxDOT speed survey and held a first reading of an ordinance proposing lower speed limits on FM 2520. Commissioners raised concerns about potential business impacts and requested staff contact TxDOT for follow-up before final action.
City commissioners held a lengthy discussion during first reading of an ordinance to adopt revised speed limits along FM 2520, noting the proposal stemmed from a TxDOT speed study completed in 2022 and that the city had to adopt a local ordinance to make the changes effective.
The ordinance presented at first reading would lower several stretches of FM 2520: portions near the expressway and approaching Woodford would drop from 40 mph to 30 mph; segments farther out would be set at 40 mph or 50 mph as described in the TxDOT…
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