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Council discusses temporary service‑road speed limits during I‑35 construction; staff proposes traffic counts and study with "Textile"
Summary
Council and staff discussed lower speed limits and potential traffic studies for service roads affected by I-35 construction, a three‑year construction window, and the possibility of preemptive traffic counts to inform future speed limits; no formal action recorded in the excerpt.
City staff and council members discussed temporary speed limits and traffic management for service roads during the I‑35 construction project and said the temporary measures could last through construction, which staff described as a three‑year window.
A staff presenter said the measure mirrors a previous approach used during rear construction and noted the service road currently carries a 50 mph designation up to the development area near a hotel and fast-food sites. He suggested that, after ramps and new connections are finished, the city should discuss an agreeable speed limit with the party referenced in the transcript as “Textile.”
Staff recommended conducting traffic counts and a formal traffic study to inform any permanent speed‑limit change. “Again, we’ll get traffic counts at the intersection ... and we’ll take that out of the textiles,” a staff member said, explaining that providing data can accelerate third‑party reviews. The presenter said GPS navigation and driver awareness have changed traffic patterns and that temporary limits would remain until construction is complete or for three years, whichever comes first.
Council did not record a formal vote in the transcript excerpt. Staff noted that conducting counts and sharing data with the entity referenced as “Textile” could help reach an agreed speed limit when final ramps are in place.
