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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: July 11, 2016 <br />TOPIC: Nelson West Siding Road Speed Limit Reduction Proposal <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Schedule a Public Hearing <br />LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Schedule a public hearing to consider reducing the speed limit on Nelson West <br />Siding Road from 50 MPH to 35 MPH. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Last year, Public Works conducted a speed study at Nelson West Siding Road at <br />the request of concerned citizens. The speed study validates the current 50 <br />MPH speed (85th percentile 54.5 MPH). Staffs recommendation was not to <br />change the speed limit and no action was taken. <br />Recently, the community requested to revisit the speed limit for Nelson West <br />Siding Road. Public Works has compiled data from Upper Peoh Point Road <br />(reduced to 35 MPH) to compare similar statistics from Nelson West Siding <br />Road. The comparison is tabulated in EXHIBIT 1 and is attached. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Recent data verifies that Upper Peoh Point Road average daily traffic is not <br />meeting the posted 35 MPH (average of five locations is 49.5 MPH). Average <br />daily traffic at Nelson West Siding Road is traveling 47.6 MPH (three locations). <br />FISCAL IMPACTS: <br />The cost of posting 35 MPH speed signs is estimated at approximately $1,600. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />EXHIBIT 1: Summarized Comparison Table (Upper Peoh Point Road to Nelson <br />West Siding Road) <br />EXHIBIT 2: Raw Data <br />