Speed limits on two sections of County Road 144 in Bargersville could be lowered if a proposed ordinance passes.
For the first section, the Johnson County Board of Commissioners is considering lowering the speed limit from 50 mph to 40 mph on County Road 144 between County Road 400 W., also known as Saddle Club Road, to where the speed limit drops to 30 mph to the east, between Sawyer Walk Boulevard and Schoolhouse Lane.
For the second section, the speed limit would be set at 45 mph on County Road 144 between County Road 450 W. and County Road 400 W., said Daniel Johnston, highway engineer. It is currently 50 mph in this section.
While the sections of the road are within Bargersville town limits, the county maintains them per an agreement with the town, Johnston said.
“It’ll match the speed limits that continue west toward [Interstate] 69,” Johnston said. “And the changing of the 40 mile an hour will be anticipating the additional pedestrian traffic associated with that.”
In March 2023, county officials lowered the speed limit at the I-69 interchange from 45 mph to 40 mph at the request of the Indiana Department of Transportation. An engineering and traffic investigation on the design speed for the County Road 144 interchange recommended the maximum speed limit change to 40 mph. This change affected portions of County Road 144 from less than a mile out from the I-69 interchange roundabout going both directions.
As for the latest speed limit changes, the commissioners voted 2-0 Monday, with commissioner Ron West absent, to advance the ordinance to second reading. It will likely be heard for final reading at one of the commissioners’ meetings next month.
