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Council accepts updated traffic surveys and introduces ordinance lowering posted speeds on nine segments

Martinez City Council · April 15, 2026
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Summary

After a citywide re-survey of posted speeds, council accepted staff's recommendation to lower posted speeds on nine road segments (examples: Alhambra Ave south of Hwy 4 from 45 to 40 mph; Muir Road sections from 40 to 35 mph) and introduced an ordinance to amend municipal code to reflect the changes; staff will replace signage and coordinate enforcement messaging.

The City Council on April 15 accepted an updated engineering and traffic survey and introduced an ordinance to amend Martinez Municipal Code special speed limits following a citywide re-survey.

Reed (S16), who led the engineering work with the city's traffic vendor, explained the re-survey redressed anomalous results collected during the COVID period and returned updated…

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