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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: May 16, 2017 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Set a Public Hearing discussing a potential <br />speed limit reduction on No. 81 Road and Amending <br />Section 10.08.020 of the Kittitas County Code <br />BACKGROUND: The 2017 — 2022 Six Year Transportation Improvement <br />Plan included a pedestrian improvement project along No. <br />81 Road from Clerf Road to Alpine Estates. Recently <br />Public Works has found that the existing ditch and water <br />conveyance along this portion of roadway can support a <br />four to five foot shoulder widening with minimal impact. <br />This is a low cost high benefit solution that will result in a <br />sufficient width of pavement to accommodate a shared use <br />pedestrian and bicycle facility. <br />Currently the posted speed limit along No. 81 Road from <br />Clerf Road to Palmero Park is 25 MPH, at which it <br />transitions to 35 MPH. With the City of Kittitas expressing <br />increased pedestrian traffic along No. 81 Road from Alpine <br />Estates to Palmero Park, and with the upcoming <br />construction of the shared use path Public Works suggests <br />the 25 MPH speed limit be extended approximately 1,500 <br />feet from Palmero Park to the intersection of Alpine Drive <br />(Alpine Estates) and Number 81 Road for public safety. <br />INTERACTION: Public Works <br />RECOMMENDATION: Set a Public Hearing For June 6th, 2017 at 2pm. <br />HANDLING: Return one original to Public Works <br />ATTACHMENTS: Vicinity Map of Proposal <br />LEAD STAFF: Lucas Huck, County Engineer <br />