Urban State Highways - Speed Limits - Exceptions

SB 424 allows Maryland's State Highway Administration to reduce speed limits by 5 mph on certain urban state highways without requiring an engineering and traffic study. It specifically applies to highways defined as "urban" under the law - those with curbs/gutters, in areas with high pedestrian traffic, within municipal boundaries, or in urban census areas. The bill amends existing speed limit laws to remove the engineering study requirement for these specific reductions. This change affects how the State Highway Administration manages speed limits on designated urban highways across Maryland.