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Commissioners adopt changes to speed limit schedule for eight county roads after public hearing
Summary
After a hybrid public hearing with more than a dozen public commenters, the Board adopted an ordinance revising speed limits on eight county roads — including lowering several unposted 50 mph stretches to 30 mph and adjusting other posted limits — and directed staff to install signage and notify law enforcement.
The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners held a hybrid public hearing on Aug. 19 and adopted an ordinance that revises the county speed limit schedule for eight county roads. Traffic engineering staff and members of the public testified before the board, and commissioners voted to adopt the changes.
Becky Khan, traffic engineering and operations manager for Thurston County Public Works, described the county’s process for speed-limit revisions, citing compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, RCW 46.61.0415 (local speed-setting authority) and Thurston County code 12.105 and Resolution 16142. Khan said staff use 85th-percentile speed data, a 10-mph pace, collision history and roadway characteristics and noted that many requests do not…
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