Speed Limits To Lower Across RSM, City Says

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — City officials are taking steps to make Rancho Santa Margarita roadways safer.

Starting in September, the city will be lowering speed limits for 45 of 64 roadway segments throughout Rancho Santa Margarita.

The roadways include both arterial and collector streets, and the speed limits will decrease by five miles per hour, with the exception of one roadway segment decreasing by 10 miles per hour.

The current posted limits are being lowered on 45 segments as a result of an updated engineering and traffic survey measuring the speed of vehicles on RSM roadways, according to the city. No speed limits are increasing as a result of the study, the city said.

Rancho Santa Margarita Police Services officers will help educate drivers by issuing warning citations for motorists who exceed the new reduced speed limit by 10 miles per hour or less.

No further information was immediately available.