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Council asks staff to study lowering speed limit on Highway 66 to 45 mph

Rowlett City Council · November 11, 2024
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Summary

Council requested staff study potential reduction of the posted speed on Highway 66 between roughly 5400 and 9900 Lakeview Parkway to 45 mph; council members cited development growth, enforcement considerations and the need to coordinate any study with planned signal retiming projects.

Council member Jeff (Speaker 4) introduced a request that staff explore adjusting the speed limit on State Highway 66 from its current higher posted speed to 45 miles per hour between roughly 5400 and 9900 Lakeview Parkway, citing substantial development along the corridor and an increase in crash exposure.

Jeff told the council he was ‘‘not making a recommendation that we make a change, I’m simply putting it out there that this is a…

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