§ 31-5-303 — Establishing maximum speed limits by local authorities

Wyoming § 31-5-303

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 31: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 5: REGULATION OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS
• Art. 3: SPEED REGULATIONS

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(a) Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 68, § 2.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section,
in compliance with rules promulgated by the department, local
authorities in their respective jurisdictions may determine the
proper maximum speed for all streets and highways within their
respective corporate jurisdiction which maximum speed is
reasonable and safe and which may be greater or less than the
maximum speed permitted under this act. The rules promulgated by
the department shall adopt standards consistent with national
practices. The department shall not promulgate rules that
require a speed study before a local authority establishes a
maximum speed limit for unpaved roads in accordance with
subsection (f) of this section.
(c) Any altered limit established under this section shall
be effective during hours of darkness or at other times as may
be determined when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are
erected upon the street or highway.
(d) Any alteration of maximum limits on state highways or
extensions thereof in a municipality by local authorities is not
effective until the alteration has been approved by the
superintendent.
(e) Not more than six (6) alterations authorized under
this section shall be made per mile along a street or highway,
except in the case of reduced limits at intersections, and the
difference between adjacent limits shall not be more than
fifteen (15) miles per hour.
(f) A local authority may decrease a maximum speed limit
to not less than thirty-five (35) miles per hour for unpaved
roadways under W.S. 31-5-301(b)(iv) without first conducting a
speed study. A local authority may establish a temporary speed
limit of less than thirty-five (35) miles per hour without
conducting a speed study and for a period not exceeding one (1)
year for purposes including, but not limited to, construction,
maintenance, special events, emergency situations and changes in
use. Before establishing a temporary speed limit of less than
thirty-five (35) miles per hour, the local authority shall
consult with the local authority's engineer or road and bridge
superintendent and law enforcement with jurisdiction over the
roadway.