Jessie Stensland reports from Island County for the Whidbey News-Times. Read the whole story.
Summary by Perplexity AI
Island County commissioners are weighing a proposal to set a maximum speed limit of 45 mph on all county roads following a multiyear speed study on Whidbey and Camano islands. Engineers used a new analytic tool that factors in development density and pedestrian use to review 144 road segments. Their maps, posted online, do not yet show the proposed 45 mph cap. Under the plan, 75 segments would stay the same, 47 would see lower limits and 22 higher limits. Examples include a uniform 45 mph on West Beach Road, 40 mph on Race Road, and 45 mph on Saratoga Road.
Ed. Note: For more information on the Speed Limit Study, visit this site.
