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Maine DOT reduces speed limits on three Denmark roads; town to post new signs
Summary
Maine Department of Transportation recommended new speed limits: Lord's Hill Road posted at 40 mph; Moose Pond Road reduced from 35 to 30 mph for 1.24 miles; Rocky Knoll reduced to 35 mph. The Select Board asked public works to update signage and put the item on the Aug. 11 agenda to ensure follow‑through.
Chair (S1) summarized the Maine Department of Transportation's decision on the town's speed‑limit requests for three roads. Lord's Hill Road was recommended to be posted at 40 miles per hour; Moose Pond Road was reduced from 35 to 30 mph for a 1.24‑mile stretch from the junction of Route 117 west to the end of the public way; Rocky Knoll was reduced from a 40/45 range to 35 mph.
"It went down 5 miles an hour," Chair (S1) said of the Moose Pond adjustment, and asked public works (Bob) to order and post the appropriate signs. The board agreed to place the speed‑zoning topic on the Aug. 11 agenda to coordinate sign posting and follow up with the Department of Transportation.
Why it matters: speed‑limit adjustments affect roadway safety and enforcement; the town is responsible for posting local signs consistent with state determinations and for notifying residents in affected areas.
