Filed as: Administrative Rule of South Dakota 70:01:02:44
The Department of Transportation is updating Lincoln County speed limits to clarify authority and enhance safety. The rule removes speed limits for State Trunk Highway 44 near Worthing and portions of State Trunk Highway 115 that the department no longer controls, eliminates outdated references, and extends the 55 mph speed limit on State Trunk Highway 11 southward through Shindler. Most other numeric speed limits remain unchanged, though the rule now spells out numbers as words instead of digits, and the department will install, relocate, or remove speed limit signs accordingly to match the new designations.
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The South Dakota Department of Transportation is proposing amendments to the following rule: 70:01:02:44 – Lincoln County speed zone rule. Currently, a 55 miles per hour speed limit on State Trunk Highway 11 ends just south of its intersection with 69th Street in Lincoln County. The proposed rule would extend the existing 55 miles per hour speed limit on State Trunk Highway 11 in a southerly direction through Shindler. The proposed rule would also eliminate speed limits for highway segments that are no longer under the jurisdiction and control of the department. The purpose of the proposed rule changes is to enhance safety and eliminate provisions that purport to set speed limits on highways that are no longer under the authority of the department. Speed limit signing will need to be removed, installed, or relocated by the department’s maintenance forces to accommodate changes to the speed limit on State Trunk Highway 11. State and local law enforcement will be informed of the proposed and final rule changes.