Hold PH to consider lowering speed limit on Reecer Creek Rd

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KITTT rAS COUNTY KZTTZTAs COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEER'S REPORT REQUEST TO REVISE SPEED LIMIT Reecer Creek Road Public Works has received a request to reduce the speed limit on Reecer Creek Road from 50 mph to 35 mph from MP 0.76 at Bender Road north to beyond Bowers Road at MP 1.25. The traffic data collected for this request is summarized in the attached table. It is important to understand that reducing the posted seed limit may actually reduce the safety for travelers on that road if the new speed is below the 85t percentile speed. The speed limits on county roads are 50 mph unless otherwise posted. This is the speed limit persons expect to drive on county roads in rural areas unless conditions or hazards require reduced speeds. Regulatory Requirements In accordance with Kittitas County Code 10.08 Speed Limits on County Roads, the Board of County Commissioners approves and adopts the establishment of speed limits on county roads. The applicable Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is as follows: RCW 46.61.415(2) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall determine by an engineering and traffic investigation the proper maximum speed for all arterial streets and shall declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit thereon which may be greater or less than the maximum speed permitted under RCW 46.61.400(2) but shall not exceed sixty miles per hour. RCW 46.61.400(2) Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with subsection (1) of this section, the limits specified in this section or established as hereinafter authorized shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed in excess of such maximum limits. (a) Twenty-five miles per hour on city and town streets; (b) Fifty miles per hour on county roads, (c) Sixty miles per hour on state highways. The maximum speed limits set forth in this section may be altered as authorized in RCW 46.61.405, 46.61.410, and 46.61.415. RCW 46.61.400(3) The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, drive at an appropriate reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railway grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions. 411 North Ruby, Suite 1 TEL (509) 962-7523 Ellensburg, WA 98926 FAX (509) 962-7663