Sunday, September 7, 2008
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HB825: Speed limits; certain restrictions in residence districts.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-874 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-874. Maximum speed limit in business and residence districts.
A. The Except as provided in subsection B, the maximum speed shall be 25
miles per hour on highways in business or residence districts, except on
interstate or other limited access highways with divided roadways or nonlimited
access highways having four or more lanes and all state primary highways. The
speed limit on all nonlimited access highways having four or more lanes and all
state primary highways shall remain as indicated by signs posted prior to July 1,
2005, unless changed as provided by law.
B. In residence districts having streets whose widths do not conform to the 16-foot width criterion of the Virginia Department of Transportation, the maximum speed limit shall be less than 25 miles per hour, based on a tiered system, developed by the Department, linking the maximum speed limit to the width of the street. All such maximum speed limits of less than 25 miles per hour shall be indicated by conspicuously posted signs.
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