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Cape Coral council tightens process for changing speed limits after study on dangerous stretch
Summary
Council directed staff to require council pre‑authorization before initiating traffic studies that could lead to local speed‑limit changes, citing liability and need for community input; staff will prepare a code amendment and an after‑the‑fact resolution for a 45→40 mph Kismet/Old Burnstow segment.
After a staff‑led traffic study that recommended lowering an Old Burnstow Road segment, Cape Coral council on Jan. 14 moved to alter its rulemaking process for speed limits.
City manager and public works staff described the stretch north of Kismet as two‑way, two‑lane roadway with a shared bike path and a history of serious crashes. The city temporarily implemented a lower speed after a warrant, but subsequent review of the municipal code revealed a 2019…
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