Motorists who have griped about speed limits on the three-lane stretch of Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City have won a small victory.

The Peachtree City Police Department has announced that the Georgia Department of Transportation has agreed to increase the speed limit slightly from the current 45 mph.

The northernmost section of the road ranging from 600 feet south of Paschal Road to 1,270 feet south of Crosstown Drive will have the speed limit increased from 45 to 50 mph. The section of Hwy. 74 extending south from that point to Rockaway Road will be bumped up from 45 mph to 55 mph, police said.

The new signs are expected to be installed in the next 30 days.

The DOT’s decision came after an engineering study was conducted in response to community concerns, police said.

Police remind motorists that construction on Hwy. 74 from Cooper Circle to Ga. Highway 85 is expected to begin in the near future, which will result in significantly reduced speed limits in the construction zone.