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Cole County adopts updated Traffic Safety Manual; approves Hem Street speed reduction and new stop sign at Silo Hill Lane

2172156 · January 29, 2025
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Summary

The commission adopted an updated traffic safety manual (to align with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices), approved a reduction of the posted speed on Hem Street Road to 35 mph, and approved installing a stop sign at Silo Hill Lane and Bald Hill Road.

Cole County commissioners approved an updated Traffic Safety Manual and two localized traffic controls — a reduced speed limit on Hem Street Road and a new stop sign at Silo Hill Lane and Bald Hill Road — at their Jan. 28 meeting.

Public Works staff said the county’s traffic safety manual dated from about 2001 and was updated by Bartlett & West to align with current MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) standards and to reflect current signing and striping practices. The Traffic and Safety Advisory Board reviewed the…

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