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Council rejects TxDOT's 60 mph recommendation for U.S. 287 and directs staff to seek 55 mph corridor normalization
Summary
Midlothian City Council on June 24 declined TxDOT's recommendation to establish a 60 mph limit on a stretch of U.S. 287 and instead directed staff to seek a corridor‑wide 55 mph limit (vote 4–3).
Midlothian City Council on June 24 rejected a TxDOT recommendation to set a 60 mph limit on a section of U.S. 287 and instead directed staff to ask TxDOT to normalize the corridor to 55 mph. The motion — which the council approved 4–3 — follows a presentation from the local grassroots group CARS and staff review of crash data.
Casey Cheshire of CARS presented state and local crash statistics and told council that speeding contributes to a significant share of reported collisions. Cheshire summarized…
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