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Oconee County adopts permit updates after engineering study recommends 50 mph on Astondale Road
Summary
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 5 adopted updates to its speed detection device permit after staff presented engineering studies—including a May 2025 spot speed study for Astondale Road that recommended a 50 mph posted speed and documented an above-average crash rate.
Oconee County commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, adopted updates to the county's speed-detection device permit after staff presented engineering summaries for multiple roads, including Astondale Road.
The county's transportation staff member Jody presented results of a May 2025 spot speed study and a five-year crash history for Astondale Road, a two-lane, undivided rural road in an agricultural and residential area. Jody said the study estimated an average daily traffic (ADT) of 842 vehicles, recorded an 85th percentile speed of 64 miles per hour and a 50th percentile speed of about 49.6 miles per hour, and found 26 crashes between Jan. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2024, with roughly 10 possible or suspected injuries and no fatalities.
Jody said…
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