Wabash County board chairman Tim Hocking says county highway engineer Dustin Bunting will be consulted regarding the speed limit on River Road from East 5th Street to the old dam. The present speed limit is 55 miles an hour but a group calling themselves “River Rats For Life” presented a petition to the county board looking to lower the speed limit because of the number of children and families who frequent river camps in that area. For comparison’s sake, the stretch of Hydraulic Avenue that runs in front of river camps in the opposite direction and under city jurisdiction has a speed limit of 25 miles an hour. Hocking said the petition was being taken under advisement and after Bunting weighs in, a decision will be made on whether the speed limit needs to be lowered.
The speed limit on this section of River Road from Twin Rivers, north of the old dam is 55 mph.
The speed limit on this section of River Road from Twin Rivers, north of the old dam is 55 mph.
The speed limit on this section of Hydraulic Avenue along the River is 25 mph.