Morgan Territory Road is classified as a minor collector roadway by the Federal Highway Administration. Such a classification requires that the speed limit be set according to standards established in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and CVC 22358, if the speed limit is to be set lower than the prima facie speed limit of 55 miles per hour. An Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) conducted per guidelines prescribed in those documents was used to establish an appropriate speed limit. The E&TS was conducted over two distinct segments of roadway, based on roadway alignment and collision history, which was higher on the southerly segment. The current posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour per Traffic Resolution 1987/3220, which covered both segments. Upon approval, the southerly segment will be lowered to 35 miles per hour and the northerly segment will remain at 40 miles per hour, as justified by the E&TS.  

Local law enforcement would be unable to enforcement speed limits on Morgan Territory Road.