PennDOT Denies Lewis Road Speed Reduction Request

In late March, Limerick Township manager Dan Kerr announced that the township had officialy asked PennDOT to reduce the 45 mile-per-hour speed limit on Lewis Road between Benner Road and Royersford Road.

At Tuesday's board of supervisors' meeting, Kerr told the board that PennDOT had refused the request. 

Township engineer Khal Hassan, from Pennoni and Associates, explained that PennDOT sends field inspectors to examine the road and measure the speed that drivers travel, and look at safety concerns and sightline issues.

The PennDOT inspectors reported that the people traveling Lewis Road drove between 45 and 53 miles per hour. They also felt that the signage on Lewis Road is appropriate as far as safety is concerned. 

"This doesn't mean they woouldn't look at it again in the future," Hassan said. "They feel at this time that the speed limit isn't an issue."

"I 150 percent disagree with this," said supervisor Kara Shuler. "I'm very disappointed."