A spokesman for the Iowa Department of Transportation says things won’t automatically change when the new 60 mile an hour speed limit law takes effect on July 1st. Daniel Yeh says it will take at least one week to cover 18-hundred state highway signs with aluminum overlays, and changes on county roads will take longer.
Yeah says they use traffic studies to determine the speed limits.
During the Board of Supervisors meeting last week, Kossuth County Engineer Doug Miller told the board they are ready to make the necessary changes.
Miller says they will continue to evaluate no passing zones and other warning signs in the county to make sure they meet 60 MPH.
