Kyle City Council Unanimously Approves Speed Limit reductions on FM 150 & FM 2770 Following TXDOT Study

KYLE, TEXAS –– Following the results of a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) study, the Kyle City Council voted to adopt an ordinance that would lower the speed limit along sections of Farm to Market 150 and Farm to Market 2770, Jack C. Hays Trail at the Tuesday, Dec. 20 meeting. 

The speed limit for southbound traffic on FM 2770 will lower to 45 miles per hour North of the Bob Shelton Stadium to FM 150. The speed limit for northbound traffic on FM 2770 will lower to 45 miles per hour from FM 150 to North of the Bob Shelton Stadium. 

The speed limit for eastbound traffic on FM 150 will lower to 35 miles per hour from the I-35 Northbound Frontage Road to Lehman Road, to 45 miles per hour from Lehman Road to just east of Woodlands Drive/Waterleaf Boulevard, and to 50 miles per hour from just east of Woodlands Drive/Waterleaf Boulevard to SH 21. The speed limit for westbound traffic on FM 150 will lower to 35 miles per hour from Lehman Road to the I-35 Northbound Frontage Road, to 45 miles per hour between just east of Woodlands Drive/Waterleaf Boulevard to Lehman Road, and to 50 miles per hour from SH 21 to just east of Woodlands Drive/Waterleaf Boulevard. There will also be a reduced speed of 35 miles per hour for school zones on FM 150. 

The new speed limits were recommended following a traffic study showing new maximum speeds would improve public safety. Speed limits on Texas highways are set by the 85th percentile method, which represents the speed the majority of drivers will be traveling at or below.   

New signage for the speed limit changes will be put in place in mid-January 2023. 

For more information, go to www.cityofkyle.com/cityengineer/txdot-speed-limit-reductions 

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The City of Kyle is located in the heart of the I-35 Innovation Corridor, just 26 miles south of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport & 50 miles north of San Antonio International Airport. Kyle is the second largest city in Hays County and is poised to become the largest — with a population that grew from 5,000 citizens in 2000 to just over 50,000 in 2020. We are the designated Pie Capital of Texas and home of the annual Pie in the Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival. For more information, go to CityofKyle.com.