A need to reduce the speed? Eyota city council thinks so Eyota city council sends request to MnDOT to look at lowering the speed limit on Minnesota Highway 42. 4:20 pm, Jun. 9, 2021 × Traffic on Minnesota Highway 42 at Eyota waits for a train to pass June 8, 2021. (Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com) EYOTA — Traffic along the west side of Eyota on Minnesota Highway 42 is just getting busier. That, said City Council Member Tyrel Clark, is why the city unanimously approved a resolution asking the Minnesota Department of Transportation to study a short stretch of the highway as it passes through town to see if the speed limit there should be reduced.