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Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution for reducing the posted speed limits on International Pkwy from CR 46A to Colonial Grand Lane; Southwest Road from Country Club Road to Roosevelt Ave; Skyway Drive from East Lake Mary Boulevard to the end of the roadway; Kentucky Street from Sipes Avenue to Cameron Avenue; West 25th Street (CR 46A) from Old Lake Mary Road to North U.S. Highway 17-92. Countywide (Tawny Olore, Public Works Director)
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Public Works - Traffic Engineering
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Authorized By:
Tawny Olore, Public Works Director
Contact/Phone Number:
Charles Wetzel/ 407-665-5686
Background:
Traffic Engineering received requests from residents to reduce the speed limits. We completed speed studies to determine the feasibility of modifying the following speed limits:
1. International Parkway from CR 46A to Colonial Grand Lane. The collected speeds indicate an average from 46.16 mph to 47.48 mph with an 85th% speed of 45.16 mph. In accordance with Chapter 316, current conditions support reduction from 45 mph to 40 mph.
2. Southwest Road from Country Club Road to Roosevelt Ave. The collected speeds indicate an average from 31.37 mph to 41.38 mph with an 85th% speed of 37.65 mph. In accordance with Chapter 316, current conditions support reduction from 35 mph to 30 mph.
3. Skyway Drive from East Lake Mary Boulevard to the end of the roadway. The collected speeds indicate an average from 33.83 mph to 37.33 mph with an 85th% speed of 36.09 mph. In accordance with Chapter 316, current conditions support reduction from 35 mph to 30 mph.
4. Kentucky Street from Sipes Avenue to Cameron Avenue. The collected speeds indicate an average from 27.89 mph to 43.01 mph with an 85th% speed of 35.19 mph. In accordance with Chapter 316, current conditions support reduction from 35 mph to 30 mph.
5. West 25th Street (CR 46A) from Old Lake Mary Road to North US Highway 17-92. The collected speeds indicate an average from 42.83 mph to 47.78 mph with an 85th% speed of 45.16 mph. In accordance with Chapter 316, current conditions support reduction from 45 mph to 40 mph.
Requested Action:
Staff requests the Board approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution for reducing the posted speed limits on International Pkwy from CR 46A to Colonial Grand Lane ; Southwest Road from Country Club Road to Roosevelt Ave; Skyway Drive from East Lake Mary Boulevard to the end of the roadway; Kentucky Street from Sipes Avenue to Cameron Avenue; West 25th Street from Old Lake Mary Road to North U.S. Highway 17-92.