Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Establishing a Speed Limit on Redbud Boulevard from Wilmeth Road to Bloomdale Road and Modifying the Speed Limit on Redbud Boulevard from Wilmeth Road to Bray Central Drive
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
MEETING DATE: May 3, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Robyn Root, P.E., P.T.O.E., Traffic Engineer
Gary Graham, P.E., P.T.O.E., Transportation and CIP Engineering Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Ordinance
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Ordinance will establish a speed limit on Redbud Boulevard of 40 mph from Wilmeth Road northward to Bloomdale Road.
* This Ordinance will also modify the speed limit on Redbud Boulevard from Wilmeth Road southward to Bray Central Drive from 35 mph to 40 mph.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The east lanes of the newly aligned Redbud Boulevard have been constructed which extends Redbud Boulevard to Bloomdale Road. These lanes of Redbud Boulevard have been opened to traffic and thus a speed limit needs to be established on this new section of Redbud Boulevard.
* When developing a recommendation for a speed limit, the following factors should be considered:
? The design speed of the roadway.
? The measured 85th percentile speed.
? The established speed limit on adjacent section of the same roadway.
? The adjacent land uses along the roadway.
* A design speed of 40 mph was used for construction of this minor arterial, along with the rest of the corridor.
* Currently, there is undeveloped land along this new section of Redbud Boulevard but the area is zoned as Industrial.
* The established speed limit along Redbud Boulevard, south of Wilmeth Road is 35 mph.
* A speed study was conducted in December 2015 along this new section of Redbud Boulevard. The 85th percentile speeds at several different locations along the corridor was determined to be 42 mph.
* Due to t...
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