Bowling Green City Council heard the first reading Monday evening of an ordinance amending the city’s ordinance setting speed limits.
The Ohio Department of Transportation was recently reviewing speed limits in the area and noticed a discrepancy in the journalized speed and posted speed limit signs on North Main Street from Parkview Drive to Bishop Road.
The journalized speed limit for this segment of road was set at 45 mph in 1996. The city currently has posted speeds of 35 mph from Poe Road to just north of Kroger, 45 mph from Kroger to just north of Newton Road, and 50 mph from Newton Road to Bishop Road.
Statutory speed limits can only be changed by ordinance or speed study. The city conducted a speed study, with the data suggesting the following recommendations for North Main Street:
- 35 mph speed zone remain unchanged from Poe Road to the north driveway of Kroger.
- 45 mph speed zone remain unchanged from Kroger north driveway to Newton Road.
- 60 mph speed zone replace the 50 mph zone from Newton Road to Bishop Road.
The city is asking council’s approval to submit the speed zones to ODOT for its review and journalization. Two more readings of the ordinance are required by City Council.
