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Denver Speed Limit Reduction Project Rises To Almost $1.7M Due To Inflation

Denver City Council voted in 2021 to change the street signs in an effort to reduce the number of traffic related deaths.

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According to city data from Vision Zero, 82 people died on city roads last year, and 17 people have died this year.
According to city data from Vision Zero, 82 people died on city roads last year, and 17 people have died this year. (CBS)

By Justin Adams, CBS Denver:

Denver is changing speed limit signs in some neighborhoods, and the cost to replace them is going up.

The original cost was $1.2 million, but due to inflation, the cost will be around $1.7 million.

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