The Algonquin Township Board passed a resolution Wednesday night asking the Illinois Department of Transplantation not to lower the speed limit from 55 Miles Per Hour to 45 MPH .
That’s what happened west of the Barrington Hills Village Hall when Route 62 was widened from two to four lanes to Barrington Road.
Route 72, on the other hand, west of Hoffman Estates remained at 55 MPH when it was widened to East Dundee.
The difference is that there are no curbs on Route 72, which there are curbs on Route 62.
The resolution is below with apologies for the poor copy:
If 45 MPH was deemed a safe limit on a 4-lane, the perhaps it should be 40 MPH on a 2-lane road.