Temporary 55 MPH Speed Limit on County Paved Secondary Roads
Resolution No. 14065

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WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Woodbury County is empowered under the authority of Sections 321.255 and 321.285, subsection 4, of the Code of Iowa to determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation conducted by the County Engineer that the speed limit of any secondary road is greater than is reasonable and proper under the conditions existing, and may determine and declare a reasonable and proper speed limit; and

WHEREAS, Senate File 378 amended Section 321.285 of the Code of Iowa effective July 1, 2026, changing the statutory speed limit on primary roads from fifty-five (55) miles per hour to sixty (60) miles per hour unless otherwise provided; and

WHEREAS, Woodbury County maintains an extensive paved secondary road system consisting of approximately 344 miles of paved roadway and numerous roadway segments with varying geometric characteristics, access densities, traffic volumes, roadside development, and other conditions affecting the reasonable and proper speed of travel; and

WHEREAS, the County Engineer has determined that additional engineering and traffic investigations are necessary to evaluate the reasonable and proper speed limit for the County's paved secondary roads under the revised statutory provisions; and

WHEREAS, the County Engineer recommends maintaining the existing posted speed limit of fifty-five (55) miles per hour and lower where designated on paved secondary roads until such investigations can be completed and individual roadway segments reviewed;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors that:

  1. A speed limit of fifty-five (55) miles per hour is hereby established on all paved Woodbury County secondary roads currently posted at fifty-five (55) miles per hour, unless otherwise established by separate resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
  2. This resolution is intended as an interim measure to maintain existing speed limits while engineering and traffic investigations are conducted and roadway segments are reviewed by the County Engineer.
  3. The County Engineer is directed to continue evaluating paved secondary roads and to provide recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding any future speed limit modifications deemed reasonable and proper.
  4. The speed limits established herein shall be effective upon passage of this resolution and the continued presence of appropriate regulatory signs giving notice of the speed limit.

Passed and approved this _30th_ day of _June_, 2026, by the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors.

WOODBURY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Dated: June 30, 2026
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