Petition to lower speed limit on section of Route 50 exceeds 1,000 signatures

Petition to lower speed limit on section of Route 50 exceeds 1,000 signatures

WEST UNION, W.Va. (WBOY) — Members of the Doddridge County community are asking legislators to reevaluate the speed limit on a near 10-mile section of U.S. Route 50. An online petition that was started last week has collected 1,366 signatures as of Monday morning. The petition calls for the speed limit between Snowbird Road in West Union and Toll Gate at the Doddridge/Ritchie County line to be reduced from 65 miles per hour to 50. The petition c…