Lower speed limits on Route 59?
South Barrington Village President Frank Munao will ask IDOT to reduce the speed limit along Route 59 between Higgins and Bartlett roads.
The speed limit there is 55 mph, but village officials note there's more traffic turning off and onto the road now that the Arboretum of South Barrington shopping area has opened at Route 59 and Higgins.
Also, a lower speed limit might help to ease noise concerns for residents of the new Woods of South Barrington development, which is just north of the new mall.
The housing developer Toll Bros. is seeking village approval for the second phase of Woods of South Barrington, and the village is considering requiring the developer to conduct a sound study of its own first.
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