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Council accepts speed‑survey update but keeps two Pierce Road segments at 25 mph for safety

Saratoga City Council · March 4, 2026
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Summary

A city traffic survey under AB 43 validated many limits and allowed new enforceable settings; the council accepted the report but directed staff to leave Pierce Road segments 20 and 21 posted at 25 mph because of winding, blind curves and bicyclist use.

Saratoga’s council accepted a citywide speed‑survey update prepared under AB 43 and state speed survey guidance while choosing to preserve the posted 25 mph limits on two short segments of Pierce Road that staff’s report recommended increasing to 30 mph for enforceability.

Traffic consultant Farr and Piers presented results of a multi‑segment speed survey: 13 of 40 segments could be extended…

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