Work area speed limits as low as 25 mph
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In a work area, how low can a posted speed limit be?
The rule
In a work area a speed limit as low as 25 mph may be posted. Even when no limit is posted, you must slow down while driving through the work zone.
A work area can post a speed limit as low as 25 mph. Even with no posted limit, you must drive at reduced speed through the work zone.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 30. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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