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Residents press commissioners over high speeds on Tamarson Road; county engineers point to speed study and enforcement options
Summary
Multiple residents urged Walla Walla County to lower speeds and increase enforcement on the Myra–Plaza (Tamarson) corridor after a new speed study showed 80th‑percentile speeds of 45–49 mph. County staff recommended enforcement and signage and presented a broader DKS study proposing lower posted limits on many mountainous gravel roads.
Residents from the Tamarson/Myra area told commissioners Feb. 9 they are fearful to walk and back out of driveways because of routine speeding and asked the board to reduce the posted speed limit between Myra Road and Plaza Way from 35 to 30 mph.
Joe McMichael and Alice McDonald presented petitions and described repeated instances of vehicles exceeding posted limits and multiple…
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