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Residents press Estacada council for traffic-calming measures as growth raises safety concerns
Summary
Multiple residents from Campanella, Kern Creek and Curran Creek neighborhoods urged the council to install speed humps, radar feedback signs and additional enforcement after drivers began using new subdivisions as cut-through routes; council staff said several short-term measures are in progress and staff will continue studying traffic-calming.
Estacada ' Dozens of residents urged the City Council to take additional steps to slow traffic in growing neighborhoods, describing repeated speeding on Curran Creek Drive, Hill Way, Kern Creek and other local streets.
During citizen comment, residents said they regularly observe drivers traveling 35 to 50 mph on residential streets, that blind corners and unmarked crosswalks create risky conditions for children and people using mobility devices, and that construction and detours (notably a temporary closure of Deuce Road) have increased cut-through traffic. Speakers requested…
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