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Committee hears bills to let towns set 20 mph limits in some local streets
Summary
Sen. Sue Prentiss and Sen. Denise Rishardy presented companion bills (SB 630, SB 559) to allow municipalities to set lower limits (20 mph) on locally controlled roads after traffic engineering studies; safety groups urged adoption and DOT explained local authority and implementation questions.
Two companion bills before the Transportation Committee would lower the minimum posted speed limit municipalities may set on locally controlled roads from 25 mph to 20 mph in business, urban residence and outside‑urban districts, subject to standard traffic engineering investigations.
Sen. Sue Prentiss (SB 630) and Sen. Denise Rishardy (SB 559)…
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