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IX r�p 331 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS 169.14////" 69.1 speed limit up street r hi y,or part thereof,within their respective juris ic- tions and not a part of the trunk highway system is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under existing conditions, they may request the commissioner to authoze, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the erection of approp signs designating what speed is reasonable and safe,and the commissioner may a tho- Q rize the erection of appropriate signs designating a reasonable and safe speed 1 mit �� '• thereat, which speed limit shall be effective when such signs are erected. Any sp eds in excess of these speed limits shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reas n- able or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that any speed limit within any muni i pality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof shall be unlawf Alteration of speed limits on streets and highways shall be made only upon authori S� of the commissioner except as provided in subdivision 5a. Subd. 5a. Speed zoning in school zones. Local authorities may establish a school speed li t with" ch a u npublic school upon the basis of an engineerin nd�traffi nvesti atio s rescribed y the commissioner of transport i• tion.The establishment o a school speed limit on any trunk highway shall be with e .cot e commissioner o transportation. Such school speed limits shall b in effect when children are present, going to or leaving school during opening or cl s n hours or during school recess periods. The school speed limit shall not be lowe t a 1�miles per hour and shall not be more than 20 miles er hour is e ' speed limit on an affected street or way 1 t e established speed limit is 4 m per hour or greater. The school speed limit shall be effective upon the erection of appropriate sig des- ignating the speed and indicating the beginning and end of the reduced speed zone. y speed in excess of such posted school speed limit is unlawful. All such signs shall be erected by the local authorities on those streets and highways under their respective jurisdictions and by the commissioner of transportation on trunk highways. ' For the'purpose of this subdivision, "school zone" means that section of a street or highway which abuts the grounds of a school where children have access to the street or highway from the school property or where an established school crossing is located s provided the school advance sign prescribed by the manual on uniform traffic control devices adopted by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to section 169.06 is in place.All signs erected by local authorities to designate speed limits in school zones shall conform to the manual on uniform control devices. Subd. 5b.Segments in urban districts.When any segment of at least a quarter-mile in distance of any city street,municipal state aid street or town road on which a speed limit in excess of 30 miles per hour has been established pursuant to an engineering and traffic investigation by the commissioner meets the definition of"urban district" as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 59, the governing body of the city or town may by resolution declare the segment to be an urban district and may establish on the seg- ment the speed limit for urban districts prescribed in subdivision 2. The speed limit _ so established shall be effective upon the erection of appropriate signs designating the speed and indicating the beginning and end of the segment on which the speed limit is established, and any speed in excess of such posted limits shall be unlawful. A copy of the resolution shall be transmitted to the commissioner at least ten days prior to the erection of the signs. Subd. 5c. Speed zoning in alleyways. Local authorities may regulate speed limits for alleyways as defined in section 169.01 based on their own engineering and traffic t investigations. Alleyway speed limits established at other than ten miles per hour shall be effective when proper signs are posted. Subd. 5d. Speed zoning in work zones;surcharge.(a)The commissioner,on trunk highways and temporary trunk highways,and local authorities,on streets and highways under their jurisdiction, may authorize the use of reduced maximum speed limits in highway work zones. The commissioner or local authority is not required to conduct an engineering and traffic investigation before authorizing a reduced speed limit in a highway work zone. -