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Adair County adopts 35 mph limits on Orange Avenue and Adair‑Union Street
Summary
Following engineering and traffic investigations, the Adair County Board of Supervisors adopted two resolutions establishing 35 mph speed limits on Orange Avenue and on Adair‑Union Street by unanimous roll call March 18, 2026.
The Adair County Board of Supervisors on March 18 approved two resolutions setting 35 mph speed limits on two county road segments after the county engineer presented engineering and traffic findings.
Resolution #2026‑24 establishes a 35 mph limit on Orange Avenue from the intersection of Adair‑Union Street north to one‑half mile north of that intersection. Resolution #2026‑25 sets a 35 mph limit on Adair‑Union Street from the intersection with Orange Avenue to State Highway 25. Both resolutions cite Iowa Code Sections 321.255 and 321.285 as the board's authority to set reasonable speed limits based on engineering investigations.
Each resolution was moved and seconded as recorded in the meeting minutes and adopted by roll call: Supervisors Hoadley, Baier, Wedemeyer, Christoffersen and Chair Jerry Walker voted aye on each measure.
The resolutions direct appropriate signs to be erected at the described locations; no appeals or petitions were recorded in the meeting minutes. The measures take effect as posted and upon sign installation in accordance with standard county procedures.
