Committee explores lowering speed limit in Newburg Road | Belvidere Daily Republican

Written by Bob Balgemann

requested reduction wound up before the county’s roads and capital improvements committee Dec. 11. Despite the fact it’s the county’s decision to make, committee members still wanted input from city officials before moving ahead.

Lundin said a speed study was done and the result was justification for a slight reduction in the speed limit, from 55 mph to 50 mph in the area in question.

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