Drivers on two Holts Summit roads will soon need to slow down — at least a little.
Following petitions from residents on Skyview and Capitol View drives, Callaway County commissioners agreed last week to lower the speed limit on those roads from 35 mph to 25 mph.
“All county roads have a 35 mph speed limit unless otherwise marked,” Commissioner Randy Kleindienst said.
The two roads are dead-ends lined with houses, where children often play.
“I’m familiar with those roads and how many children play in those yards,” Commissioner Roger Fischer said. “I don’t think 35 mph is the proper limit there.”
The motion to lower the limit passed unanimously.
As required by statute, the county will seek a court order to officially change the limit.
Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann said he understood merely changing the limit won’t automatically stop speeders from zipping down the two roads. However, he added, it will empower law enforcement to enforce a safer speed.
In other business, commissioners approved sidewalk improvements on the section of Fourth Street sidewalk that runs along the Callaway County Courthouse.
“It’s pitted, and it has ADA (Americans with Disability Act) issues,” Jungermann said.
The improvements will be completed as part of the city of Fulton’s wider sidewalk improvement project, which will help keep the cost down. Doing work on sidewalks along brick roads tends to be expensive, Jungermann said. The cost to the county for the project is estimated at $64,515.
The commission plans on waiting until a stretch of above-freezing weather to begin the project. Fischer abstained from the vote, as he has family ties with the company contracted for the sidewalk improvements.