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House approves bill letting local councils lower state speed limits in specific circumstances
Summary
The Utah House passed a bill allowing a unanimous city or town council to lower a state-set speed limit by up to 10 mph on state highways within their jurisdiction, citing local safety concerns such as absent sidewalks and school bus stops. The measure passed 45-20 after extended debate over enforcement and UDOT methodology.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 10 passed legislation letting city and town councils, by unanimous vote, lower a state-set speed limit on a state highway by up to 10 miles per hour where local officials find safety concerns.
Representative Evan L. Olson, the bill’s sponsor, told colleagues the measure responds to residents’ safety complaints in communities where a widened state highway passes through town and “there are no sidewalks in that community, little or no shoulder to…
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