The speed limit is being reduced on a section of Blue Course Drive, starting today.
Following approval by the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors on Monday, maximum speed on Blue Course Drive between West College Avenue and Teaberry Lane has been reduced from 50 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour.
The change is the result of a traffic study conducted by the township engineer’s office that considered existing traffic speeds, crash history and the configuration of the street.
Public works crews were changing the speed limit signs on Wednesday and message signs at both ends of the corridor were set up to alert drivers to the change.
The safe driving speed in the study allowed for the posting of a 45 or 50 miles per hour maximum, but according to the township, road features, especially the concrete barrier curb, and roadway design standards supported the 45 limit.
