By Kim McDarison
The Fort Atkinson City Council Tuesday approved a first reading of a proposed ordinance to reduce the speed limit on Banker Road from 45 miles per hour to 35.
Addressing council, City Engineer and Director of Public Works Andy Selle said city staff was recommending the change given the well-traveled nature of the road, which provides access to the Fort Atkinson High School.
Further, Selle said, the road includes a significant hill which could potentially limit a driver’s line of site just north of the intersection with Campus Drive.
In a memo to council, Selle noted that a fatality occurred at the intersection of Campus Drive and Banker Road in 2014.
Selle added that the recent annexation of Banker Road into the city of Fort Atkinson from Hoard Road to Campus Drive made it possible to move forward with a proposal to reduce the speed limit on that section from 45 to 35 miles per hour.
The city’s Transportation and Traffic Review Committee received a presentation about the proposed change to the speed limit in September and was recommending to the city council approval of the ordinance, Selle said.
The proposal includes the addition of signage with the new posted speed limit near the road’s intersection with Hoard Road and near the high school campus.
The first reading of the proposed ordinance was unanimously approved by council with a second and possible third reading scheduled for Feb. 1.
A map indicates the proposed placement of signage along Banker Road posting a proposed speed limit reduction from 45 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour. A proposed ordinance to reduce the speed limit met with first reading approval Tuesday.
This post has already been read 1553 times!
