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Traffic commission recommends lowering speed limit on section of South River Road to 45 mph after public concern
Summary
Despite an engineering study that did not recommend a change, the Traffic Safety Commission voted 4–2 to forward a recommendation to reduce the posted speed limit on a section of South River Road to 45 mph, citing increasing development and resident safety concerns.
The West Bend Traffic Safety Commission voted 4–2 on April 28 to recommend reducing the posted speed limit to 45 miles per hour on a segment of South River Road, following substantial public comment from residents in the Prairie Meadows area.
KL Engineering presented a speed study showing that prevailing speeds and crash history did not by engineering criteria support a lowering of the posted limit. Kevin (KL Engineering) described collection methods and explained that the 80th‑percentile speeds and crash history did not indicate a safety-driven need to…
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