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Kraton Manning recommends villagewide 25 mph limit; board weighs exceptions for Wards, Simmons Lanes
Summary
Kraton Manning engineer Mark Sergeant told the Menands Village Board March 16 that data and federal/state guidance support a villagewide 25 mph speed limit, with Wards Lane as an exception; the board discussed Simmons Lane, a possible 20 mph school zone and next steps, and set a public hearing for April 6.
Menands Village heard a presentation March 16 from Kraton Manning engineer Mark Sergeant recommending a villagewide speed limit of 25 miles per hour, with Wards Lane identified as an exception because its characteristics did not meet the study’s enforcement and engineering criteria.
Sergeant said updated state vehicle and traffic law allows municipalities to set speed limits as low as 25 mph after an engineering study and that Kraton Manning applied guidance from the Federal Highway Administration, NYSDOT, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and professional traffic‑engineering practice. “In all instances except one, people are already traveling…
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