Placerville Fighting Caltrans’ Plan To Increase Speed Limit On HWY 50

By EDC News MoLo

Published 5 years ago

Last updated 5 years ago

[CBS13]

PLACERVILLE — Placerville’s mayor is pushing back against a Caltrans’ plan to raise the speed limit on Highway 50 through the city.

The current speed limit is posted as 40 miles per hour, but Caltrans wants to increase it to 50 miles per hour.

“We’re going to be fighting this with Caltrans,” Placerville Mayor Michael Saragosa said. “[It’s] a really bad idea.”