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Coos Bay to submit testimony to ODOT as residents press for lower Highway 101 speed limit
Summary
After public comments about heavy truck traffic and local speed measurements, the Coos Bay City Council agreed staff should submit testimony to the Oregon Department of Transportation's Speed Zone Review Panel and encouraged in-person attendance for the Dec. 9 hearing.
The Coos Bay City Council agreed to submit testimony to the Oregon Department of Transportation's Speed Zone Review Panel and encouraged at least one in-person representative to attend a Dec. 9 hearing after residents urged a lower speed limit on Highway 101.
Dean Lundy, a resident, told the council the city has seen "heavier truck volume after the Swing Bridge is closed" and asked the city to press ODOT to "adopt a 35 mile an hour speed…
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