Rural Road Speed Limits
Summary
Old Stage Road now has a 30 mph limit per the sheriff's recommendation. The Murrell Road speed study got pushed to May because it's not done.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
Minimal — enforcement costs only.
Drivers and homeowners on Old Stage Road get safer speeds.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Dickson County Commission — July 20, 2026
Three roads — Old County House, Slaydenwood and White — get 35 mph limits based on traffic studies that surprised even the Sheriff with high vehicle counts. Slower speeds on these growing residential roads should make them safer.
Dickson County Commission — April 20, 2026
Old Stage Road now has a 30 mph limit per the sheriff's recommendation. The Murrell Road speed study got pushed to May because it's not done.
Dickson County Commission — March 16, 2026
Commissioner Stacey Batey will bring a proposal in April to lower the speed limit on Old Stage Road from Silver Ford to Tucker Crossroads.
Dickson County Commission — January 20, 2026
Commissioners set a 35 MPH limit on the 1.3-mile hilly, curvy road with 31 houses — no formal study was done, so the limit could be revisited.
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