ASSATEAGUE — In the wake of the most recent collision between a vehicle and a wild horse, the Assateague Island National Seashore officials announced on Friday speed limit reductions have been posted on the bridge leading to the barrier island and along the most frequented roadways near the entrance.
On Wednesday, Aug. 15, Adrianna’s Yankee Prince, who had been struck by a vehicle a little over a week earlier along the Route 611 causeway, was reported down in the marsh and unable to stand and had to be humanely euthanized. Adrianna’s Yankee Prince showed signs of recovery following the collision and was standing and foraging on its own, but took a turn for the worse a week later and had to be put down.
On Friday, Assateague Island National Seashore officials announced the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) has established lower speed limits and posted signs on the Route 611 approaches to the barrier island. The new reduced speed limit on the Verrazano Bridge is 30 mph, while the speed limit on Route 611 to Bayberry Drive has been further reduced to 25 mph.
The westbound traffic lanes in that area also have corresponding speed limit reductions. The speed limit on Bayberry Drive will also be reduced to 25 mph as soon as the new signs arrive next week.
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8 comments:
It should ALWAYS be 25.
make it 1 mph so the tourists will not come back!
As always, some will think that the limits don't apply to them.
Who will be enforcing these speed limits? How stiff will the fines be? This is Federal land so the fines should be triple the State guidelines and suspended from Assateague for 5 years.
Should have been changed many years ago, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO said the powers that be....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO because that's too common sense.
National Park, there should never be speeding. 25 max and it should be lower in other areas!
And they WILL turn that speed limit change into the biggest money-maker for the parks.
August 28, 2018 at 10:36 AM:
Read the post before you comment. Here, I'll point it out for you:
"On Friday, Assateague Island National Seashore officials announced the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) has established lower speed limits and posted signs on the Route 611 approaches to the barrier island. The new reduced speed limit on the Verrazano Bridge is 30 mph, while the speed limit on Route 611 to Bayberry Drive has been further reduced to 25 mph."
This is a state highway (RT 611) they are talking about. Maryland State Police and DNR are going to be the enforcers. The fines will be the same as speeding on any other state highway.
They should have have one main lot and shuttle everyone to points further. Leave all your beach crap at home.
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