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Merced council adopts first reading of citywide speed-zone study, lowers many residential limits
Summary
City staff and consultant JOB Traffic Engineering presented a citywide speed study that recommends lowering numerous residential and business district limits. Council accepted the reductions and asked for more analysis on proposed increases, particularly on M Street and North Bear Creek.
Merced's council accepted a staff-recommended update to the city's speed zone study on Nov. 17, adopting the changes on first reading while asking staff to re-examine proposed increases on several arterial segments.
JOB Traffic Engineering's Matt Arndt told the council the study covered 237 segments, using 85th-percentile spot-speed data, collision history and frontage classification to recommend limits. "Of these 237 street…
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