Sedgwick County is correcting a problem with conflicting speed limits on a section of roadway that borders Butler County.
Sedgwick County commissioner Jim Howell called attention to safety concerns with 159th Street East, between Harry and Pawnee. The west side of the roadway is under the jurisdiction of Sedgwick County, and Howell said no speed limit was posted there for southbound traffic. By default, that would mean that cars could travel up to 55 miles an hour under state statutes. On the east side of the road, controlled by Butler County, the speed limit is 40 miles an hour for northbound traffic.
Howell there has been construction in the area along with an increase in traffic, and that creates a safety issue. County commissioners have approved a change to post a speed limit of 40 miles an hour for southbound traffic.
