New FM 2219 Speed Limits: What Amarillo Drivers Need to Know

As drivers, we get into our routines. Picture this: a road you’ve driven for years, heck, possibly even decades. You know the speed limits. You know the traffic, you know where the stop signs are, and you might have wished the area had a traffic light to make the cars flow better. This is the area of FM 2219.

Let's face it, you're familiar with this road, and you get into a zone. It's become a habit, and you know the traffic, you know the speed limits, so you don't pay attention to the speed limit signs because why would you? They don't change. Until they do.

My husband drives that stretch of road daily because he works in the area, and he called me and said, "Hey, when did the speed limit change on 2219?" I told him I didn't know, and he said, "You always know this kind of stuff." Which I tend to know, but I don't remember seeing any updates on speed limits. I reached out to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to find out what was going on.

What Are the New Speed Limits on FM 2219?

The speed limit on FM 2219/Lair Road has been reduced to 60 mph from City Lake Road to Helium Road and 55 mph from Helium Road to FM 2590/VFW Road - Jason Britsch, PIO, TxDOT, Amarillo District

Texas Department of Transportation

Why Did TxDOT Lower the FM 2219 Speed Limit?

Britsch tells us that the Texas Transportation Commission approved the speed limit decrease, and the signs were installed the week of October 19. A study was conducted to determine the speed limit. The following factors went into the decision to lower the speed limit:

• Roadway characteristics
• Development
• Crash history
• Traffic flow
• Other mitigating factors

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How Growth Changed FM 2219

The area has grown immensely with more housing developments and more businesses popping up left and right. Every time you drive the familiar road, you see something new being built. Not only that, more and more people are driving that road. It can be dangerous, and yes, because of the growth, more wrecks have happened in that area.

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Will Law Enforcement Enforce the New Speed Limits?

Be aware that speed limits have changed in that area, and law enforcement will be there enforcing the new limits. If you or anyone you know travels in the area, please let them know the speed limits have changed, and remind them to break out of the zone and pay attention to the signs.