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Committee allows counties to set unpaved road speed limits up to 55 mph without a speed study
Summary
The committee amended and passed bill draft 25LSO0256 to permit local authorities to establish maximum speed limits for unpaved roads up to 55 mph without first conducting a speed study, while retaining speed‑study requirements for limits above 55 mph and preserving safety and MUTCD considerations.
CHEYENNE — The Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee on Feb. 27 advanced changes to state speed‑limit statute affecting unpaved roads, giving counties more discretion to set maximum limits between the statutory baseline and 55 miles per hour without a formal speed study.
Talise Hanson presented bill draft 25LSO0256, which would limit the Department of Transportation’s rulemaking authority requiring a speed study before a local authority establishes a maximum speed for unpaved roads. The draft originally proposed that local authorities could set a maximum not less than 45 mph and not more than 55 mph…
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