The 45 mph speed limit speed limit on part of Route 2A of Lincoln was changed to 40 by MassHighway in 1998. This was a political favor. I never bothered to ask for the engineering study and I don't know if the department pretended to do one. I verified that the road did not qualify for a 40 mph speed limit according to the official speed zoning procedure.
The speed limit change didn't affect traffic speed. I'm sure the engineers who signed the paperwork knew it wouldn't. It is well known that you can't control traffic speed by changing numbers on signs. But orders are orders. John Carr On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM Mark Holzwarth <m...@ecacbed.com> wrote: > > Wondering who changed the speed limit on Route 2A from 45 mph to 40 mph? > > > > Town of Lincoln? > > Mass DOT? > > MMNP? > > > > Was there a traffic study? > > > > Mark Holzwarth > > Blackburnian Rd > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
