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Public works presents Old Highway 12 speed study; engineers recommend mix of 60 mph segments and lower town limits, public hearing set for Sept. 15
Summary
Walla Walla County public works presented a corridor speed study Monday recommending a mix of restored 60-mph rural segments and lower posted limits and traffic-calming measures through town centers; a public hearing is set for Sept. 15.
Walla Walla County public works staff on Monday laid out a traffic and speed study for Old Highway 12 and recommended a mix of restored higher-speed segments and targeted slow zones through hamlets. Public Works engineer Joel presented a corridor analysis produced by consultant DKS. The county took ownership of Old Highway 12 from the Washington State Department of Transportation about 18 months ago; county code sets a default 50 mph maximum for county roads, but the former state highway was historically signed at 60 mph on long rural stretches. Key recommendations and findings: - Western rural segments (near Nine-Mile Hill into the rural stretch) have 50th-percentile…
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