Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 28 - Ports and Airports
Part 301 - Operations and Procedures Manual of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
Chapter 20 - Traffic Control (Vehicles)
Rule 28-301-20.6 - Speed Limits Strictly Enforced
Current through September 24, 2024
Because the inherent safety factors of operating a Port Industrial cargo movement facility, and to afford the best possible safe working environment on the Port the speed at which vehicles travel on the Port must be strictly controlled. Therefore, the State Port Authority has established the following speed limits:
A. Routine traffic throughways: 20 MPH, unless otherwise posted.
B. Docks, warehouse aprons, and roadways between warehouses: 10 MPH.
C. Areas where persons are actively engaged in dockside cargo movement operations: 5 MPH.
D. Open storage area: 15 MPH
E. Whereas the aforementioned limits are considered maximum speed limits, all vehicle operators entering congested work/traffic areas are enjoined to reduce their speed to a lower, safer limit.
Mississippi Code §§ 59-1-1, 59-1-9 and 59-5-21
