Port Huron Council Considers Requesting Speed ​​Study on Military, Electric Vehicles

The Port Huron City Council will consider a resolution asking the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation to conduct a study to see how often people speed on Military Street and Electric Avenue.

The study, according to Port Huron City Manager James Freed, is necessary for the city to lower speed limits on streets that have become infamous for speeding.

“Residents have long complained about excessive speeds on Military and Electric,” Freed said in an email. “The first step to solving this problem would be to request that MDOT conduct a speed study.”

Military Streets lead north from Port Huron while Electric Avenue heads south, providing a major connection between Port Huron and Marysville, as well as other communities south of Port Huron.

Freed said he regularly receives complaints about speeding on those roads, including from the Southside Neighborhood Improvement Authority, which was created in 2023 to provide recommendations on how to revitalize south Port Huron.

The study would examine traffic flow between Griswold Street and Ravenswood Road on Military Street and between Vanderburgh Place and Ravenswood Road on Electric Avenue.

The Michigan State Police and MDOT could then recommend changes to the speed limit based on their findings, which the proposal states Port Huron would then adopt.

Freed said if speeding continues on those roads, the city may increase police patrols and other enforcement efforts to enforce the new speed limit and stop speeding.

“There are a lot of families along this road, and we want to make sure they’re safe,” Freed said.

The resolution regarding the study will be considered at the next city council meeting on September 9.

Contact Johnathan Hogan at [email protected].

This article was originally published on the Port Huron Times Herald: Port Huron considers MDOT, MSP speed study on military, power projects