An Eagle neighbor reached out to Idaho News 6 with concerns about the 50 mph speed limit on Beacon Light Road — saying growth and speeding traffic are making it harder to get in and out of driveways safely.
Idaho News 6 made its way out to the area to see traffic conditions firsthand — and that is where Mark and Kim Melrose’s U-pick flower farm came into view.
Mark Melrose said the road has changed significantly as the surrounding area has developed. He said large developers are buying up farmland and building houses at a rapid pace, bringing with them commuter traffic, gravel trucks and rock trucks — all on a road that was never designed for this level of use…