Warrenton aldermen are beginning to discuss whether to raise the speed limits on certain roads around town that some residents consider to be inappropriately slow.
“It’s been brought …
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Warrenton aldermen are beginning to discuss whether to raise the speed limits on certain roads around town that some residents consider to be inappropriately slow.
“It’s been brought to my attention more than once about the speed limits on what I would call our major corridors,” Ward 1 Alderman Larry Corder explained during an April 5 public meeting. He cited Pinckney Street and Warrior Avenue as two prime examples where the speed limit is set at 20 mph on streets that could reasonably accommodate higher speeds.
Corder said he would like the board to consider adjusting the speed limit on those streets, and potentially others, to 30 mph. Where Warrior Avenue passes Warrior Ridge Elementary, Corder said he would like the city to implement time-based school speed zones which would have flashing lights to signal a reduced 20 mph speed limit while school is in session.
“I’m not suggesting through neighborhoods. My suggestion is those thoroughfares, what we would consider main roads,” he added.
The other aldermen on the board signaled a general willingness to consider adjusting speed limits where appropriate, but Aldermen Steven Cullom and Jeff Jaspering requested to review a concrete list of roads and speed limits before taking any action.
Ward 2 Alderman Scott Shulze also noted that since the city doesn’t currently have any time-based speed zones, implementing one would come with some logistical hurdles and require revisions to city ordinance.
No action was taken at the April 5 meeting, but aldermen and city staff agreed to gather more information to continue the discussion in the future. City Director of Operations Jon Struckhoff told aldermen that he would prepare a color-coded map of street speed limits so that they will have a visual guide while considering what roads might need speed adjustments.