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WSDOT recommends lower speeds on State Route 20 through Oak Harbor; city to provide local input
Summary
WSDOT presented a traffic analysis recommending several speed-limit reductions on State Route 20 within Oak Harbor city limits — including targeted 40->30 and 50->45 adjustments — and reminded the council state law gives the secretary of transportation authority to set limits; staff said a consolidated ordinance will be returned to council in early 2026.
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) engineers on Tuesday presented data supporting multiple speed-limit reductions on State Route 20 that run through Oak Harbor.
City Engineer Alex Warner said WSDOT's design review for a recently completed roundabout prompted a request for a traffic study of how vehicles actually operate on the corridor. WSDOT's Joshua Shippey told the council that analysis supports lowering certain posted speeds: several 50-mph zones are proposed to drop to 45 mph, a stretch from near Barlow to just south of the Swan Town intersection is…
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