Johnson County is raising the speed limit along several stretches of roadway in the southern part of the county.
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners last month decided to raise speed limits in 13 unincorporated parts of southern Johnson County. The new speed limits will go into effect by the end of July.
Why the increase? The recommendation came from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and Public Works Department.
- A recent engineering study concluded that 85% of drivers on these road segments drove in the range of 43 to 54 mph, even though the speed limit on all 13 segments was 35 mph.
Here’s exactly where and how much speed limits are going up.
- 191st Street to 199th Street on Pflumm Road: from 35 to 45 mph
- 199th Street. to 207th Street on Pflumm Road: from 35 to 45 mph
- Switzer Road to Antioch Road on 207th Street: from 35 to 45 mph
- 207th Street to 199th Street on Cedar Niles Road: from 35 to 45 mph
- Braun Street to the west of Evening Star Road on 207th Street: from 35 to 45 mph
- Evening Star Road to County Line Road on 207th Street: from 35 to 45 mph
- Cedar Niles Road to the S-Curve before Moonlight Road on 183rd Street: from 35 to 45 mph
- Gardner Road to Waverly Road on 159th Street: from 35 to 40 mph
- 119th Street to 127th Street on Moonlight Road: from 35 to 45 mph
- 127th Street to 135th Street on Moonlight Road: from 35 to 45 mph
- 215th Street to I-35 on Sunflower Road: from 35 to 45 mph
- 207th Street to the Overland Park city limits on Antioch Road: from 35 to 40 mph
- 159th Street to 151st Street on Gardner West Road: from 35 to 40 mph
