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Engineers recommend 25 mph limit and pedestrian beacons on Main Street after speed study
Summary
An engineering study reviewed three years of crash data and recommended reducing Main Street speed to 25 mph, adding flashing pedestrian beacons, advanced warning signs, speed feedback signs and markings; county approval and funding remain unresolved.
Justin, the agency engineer, presented findings from a Main Street speed evaluation between Washington Road and MacArthur Avenue and recommended lowering the speed limit to 25 miles per hour.
The study reviewed field conditions, three years of accident data and applicable guidance, including the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The engineer reported there were 25 accidents on Main Street over the past three years, and three of those were directly related to speeding. He said the current 85th-percentile speed (the speed at which most drivers travel) is 30 mph, and on that…
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