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ORDINANCE NO. 95- 2014 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS DURING CONSTRUCTION ON A PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 225 WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has made it known to the City of La Porte that operations will begin in the near future to make improvements along State Highway 225; and WHEREAS, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has requested the City of La Porte, upon authority vested in said City in Vernons Civil Statutes, Article 6701d, §169(a), to establish a temporary construction speed zone during the construction period of said improvements; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. That a construction speed zone be established along the named highways or parts thereof described as follows: Along State Highway 225 from State Highway 134 to State Highway 146, a temporary speed limit of 45 MPH, shall be in effect when so signed within said zone. Section 2. Necessary signs for posting the speed zones will be furnished, installed, and maintained by the direction of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation engineer in charge of the project. Section 3. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).