The speed limit on the Avenue of the Saints in Floyd around the US 18/218 split will be reduced from 65 to 55 mph tomorrow, the Iowa DOT says. The speed zone will be a mile and a half long. The move is in response to renewed concerns about the intersection after a motorcyclist died there in July.
Five years and eight days ago, the DOT made the same move at the US 65/IA 330/IA 117 intersection in Jasper County for the same reasons. The change was not enough to stop the state from pressing ahead on building an interchange there, which should be done in the next few years. An interchange in Floyd could be fast-tracked but getting a grade separation by the end of the decade is a tall order.
KCHA Radio has an interview with State Rep. Todd Pritchard about the intersection.