Filed as: • 70:01:02:26 – Edmunds County speed zone rule; and • 70:01:02:52 – Moody County speed zone rule.
The South Dakota Department of Transportation is updating speed limit zones in Edmunds and Moody counties to improve safety and make speed signs easier for drivers to understand and locate. In Edmunds County, the changes adjust the starting and ending points of existing speed zones on U.S. Highway 12 and other routes, and remove an outdated speed zone on State Trunk Highway 134. In Moody County, the Department is lowering the speed limit on State Trunk Highway 34 near Interstate 29 from 55 mph to 45 mph, along with adjusting other speed zone boundaries. Both counties' speed zone measurements are being rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a mile to eliminate confusing decimal measurements and clarify exactly where speed limits begin and end.
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The South Dakota Department of Transportation is proposing amendments to the following administrative rules: 70:01:02:26 – Edmunds County speed zone rule. The South Dakota Department of Transportation proposes to extend the current 45 miles per hour (mph) speed limit on U.S. Highway 12 westward from Ipswich past the intersection with 357th Avenue. The department is also clarifying the starting points for speed zones and revising speed zone measurements to the nearest one-tenth of a mile. 70:01:02:52 – Moody County speed zone rule. The department is proposing to change the speed limit on State Trunk Highway 34 in and around the Interstate 29 interchange in Moody County. Furthermore, the department is revising speed zone measurements to the nearest one-tenth of a mile. The purpose of the rule changes is to enhance safety, facilitate accurate speed zone signing, and promote understanding of speed limit locations.