Speed limits dropped on four county roads

COLFAX - Whitman County drivers were slowed down on four roads Monday.

The Board of County Commissioners approved speed changes, dropping speed limits from 50 mph to as low as 35 mph because of signs cost and safety requirements.

Two sections of Sand Road near Pullman will go from 50 mph to 35 mph because of driveways and sight distance, according to the county.

All 5.9 miles of Becker Road, out of Johnson, is cut from 50 mph to 40 mph.

Elberton Road goes from 50 mph to 35 mph.

And, drivers on the 6.1 miles of Cashup Flats Road, from highway 195 to highway 23, need to slow down from the old 50...