Re: Belmont av speed limit change
Posted by:
Jeff_Weiner
()
Date: April 02, 2015 11:46PM
Vern H Wrote:
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> Ever since I can remember, the speed limit on
> Belmont between Overhill and Cumberland has been
> 35 mph. I noticed last week it's been lowered to
> 30 mph, there are signs on every block. On the
> eastbound side in River Grove the limit has
> changed too.
>
> As a lifelong resident of the area, I'm
> suspicious of this. Could a speed camera be next?
> At night, especialy on weekends, people flat out
> FLY down westbound Belmont.
>
> Any info much appreciated.
Well, since I'm retired from CDOT now, I can't speak with much authority, but that stretch is under IDOT jurisdiction since the street center line is the City limits, with Chicago on one side, and suburbs on the other. Any red-light cameras would be under IDOT control, as are the traffic signals. More than likely IDOT was getting complaints about people driving too fast on Belmont.