Consultant outlines townwide speed-limit study; DOT approval required for changes
Summary
Creighton Manning presented a first-cut road categorization for a townwide speed-limit reduction study and said the town must submit the list to NYSDOT for review before formal traffic studies and recommendations.
Ken Worstell of Creighton Manning told the board the firm completed a preliminary desktop categorization of town roads into contexts likely to be appropriate for 25 mph (residential), 30'35 mph (collectors), and 40+ mph (longer through roads). "Our goal right now is just to look through this list. This is a first, you know, cut of this. It's preliminary," Worstell said, explaining the team will sample representative segments and produce engineering reports that can be submitted to the New York State Department of Transportation for formal review.
Worstell explained the town does not have home-rule authority to set most legal speed limits; DOT retains jurisdiction and must review engineering studies before approving reduced limits. He said driver-feedback (speed-display) signs can be installed by the highway superintendent on town roads and that some roads may carry multiple posted limits along different segments. The board asked for a timeline and Worstell said he expected to have a list back from DOT and begin data collection by summer.
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