South Bayshore speed limit back at 35

The speed limit on South Bayshore Drive in Eastpoint has been returned to 35 miles an hour. The county commission agreed about three months ago to lower the speed limit on that road to 25 miles an hour to make it safer to drive. On Tuesday, however, District 1 county commissioner Pinki Jackel said the lower speed limit had the unintended consequence of changing traffic patterns in Eastpoint so that fewer people used the road. Instead, most people began using Island Drive to get to St. George Island, increasing traffic on that road and causing more traffic delays at the intersection of Island Drive and Highway 98. Commissioner Jackel said beside that, she’s getting tired of people calling South Bayshore Drive “Pinki’s speed trap.” The new 35 mile an hour speed limit signs were replaced earlier this week.