Drivers traveling along Hagadorn Road can burn rubber 5 mph faster now that the East Lansing City Council raised the speed limit to 30 mph.

After a misunderstanding with the Michigan Department of Transportation was resolved, the council decided to put forth a request to raise the speed limit on Hagadorn Road in the nearly 1 mile stretch from Grand River Avenue to Burcham Drive.

The previous limit was 25 mph.

City officials previously thought if they raised the speed limit beyond 25 mph, they wouldn't qualify for federal funding, Mayor Pro Tem Vic Loomis said last week at its meeting.

After the city discovered it wouldn't lose funding if the speed limits were altered, the council decided to take action.

The speed limit on Hagadorn Road is already 35 mph south of Grand River Avenue and 30 mph north of Burcham Drive.

"Hagadorn (Road) is controlled by the city," Loomis said. "We've put the traffic control order through to change the speed limit."

The change in speed shouldn't change the flow of traffic along the road, East Lansing Deputy police Chief Juli Liebler said.

"The speeding is pretty well controlled at this point," she said.

"The speed limit will remain 25 mph during the school zone hours. I don't think we'll see much of a difference. We do patrol it a lot as it is."

Last week the council also entered into a contract with Skybird Okemos Travel to provide a bus service from East Lansing to Detroit Metro Airport.

The daily coach ride begins Thursday and costs $25 each way from East Lansing.

"We think it's a unique service that is going to be provided to a group of people that may not have other alternatives," Loomis said.

"We have people flying in and out of our community."

For bus fare information, visit www.michiganflyer.com.