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Rowlett residents, staff weigh safety and study before any speed‑limit cut on Rowlett Road
Summary
A Rowlett work session reviewed a traffic speed study showing average speeds in the low‑to‑mid 40s and mixed compliance; residents urged lowering the limit to 35 mph for safety, while staff and some council members asked for accident data, enforcement and targeted measures before changing posted limits.
Noah Wardrobe, a longtime Rowlett resident, urged the council during citizen input to reduce the speed limit on Rowlett Road to 35 miles per hour, saying heavy pass‑through traffic and frequent high‑speed crashes are damaging local streets and endangering neighbors. “When that street gets in the shape that it is getting into, it's going to come out of this budget,” Wardrobe said, and he showed photos of property damage from collisions.
Deputy manager Christophe Bauer presented the city’s speed study during the work session, summarizing engineering findings gathered at six locations over a two‑week period. Bauer said…
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