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Residents cite safety concerns; Laramie County postpones proposed speed‑limit increases including Whitney Road
Summary
After residents raised safety concerns about narrow lanes, limited sight lines and ice-prone stretches, the county postponed consideration of several speed‑limit changes (items 12–16) to its March 3 meeting and agreed to publish the supporting studies and invite the consultant to answer questions.
Laramie County commissioners voted on a motion to postpone consideration of proposed speed‑limit changes on several rural roads — including a contested proposal to raise parts of Whitney Road from 45 to 55 miles per hour — after multiple residents urged more outreach and a review of the underlying traffic studies.
At a public hearing on the resolutions, Randy Byers, a local property owner, said Whitney Road “has no shoulders, no turn lanes, is not lit” and that raising the limit would “only further exacerbate” danger to…
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