Newly elected Moody County Commissioner John Schiefelbein is urging the county to change the speed limit on Old Highway 77 from 60 miles an hour back to 55.
Schiefelbein said he wants to return a 15-mile section north of South Dakota Highway 34 to the Brookings County line back to 55 because the county should not have increased the limit, the speed limit should be consistent with other sections that connect to the road, and he fears the county could get sued if there is an accident.
“I think we better drop it down to where it belongs. That’s a poor road anyway,” he said.