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Montana bill would let counties set 25 mph limits in defined "urban districts"
Summary
Sen. Will Street’s bill (SB 428) would allow county governments to lower speed limits to 25 mph in defined "urban districts" (structures every 100 feet for 1/4 mile). MDT provided engineering context and will supply survivability figures to the committee; no proponents or opponents testified in person.
Sen. Will Street introduced Senate Bill 428, which would allow county governments to reduce speed limits to 25 miles per hour in areas defined in the bill as "urban districts." Street told the House Transportation Committee the measure responds to places outside municipal boundaries where 25 mph signs exist but counties currently lack legal authority to set those limits.
The bill defines an "urban district" for speed‑limit purposes as stretches where businesses or houses are situated at intervals of 100 feet or less for a distance of one‑quarter mile. Street…
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