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Speed Limits in School Zone (language only)

Item 455 #5c

Item 455 #5c

Transportation
Transportation, Department of

Language
Page 404, after line 4, insert:
"E. Upon issuance of a resolution by a local governing body that a property has been designated for school construction, and upon presentation of such resolution to the Commonwealth Transportation Board with an accompanying notification that such project is ready to move forward, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall immediately reduce the speed limit on abutting primary and secondary roadways to 35 miles per hour or less."


Explanation
(This amendment requires that upon issuance of a resolution by a local governing body that a property has been designated for school construction, the Virginia Department of Transportation shall immediately reduce the speed limit on adjacent primary and secondary roadways to 35 miles per hour or less.)