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Council adopts engineering traffic survey recommendations and lowers speed limits on multiple corridors
Summary
After an engineering study of 19 street segments, Brentwood Council approved staff recommendations to lower speed limits on ten segments (mostly 5 mph reductions; three by 10 mph) and directed public notification and signage updates.
The City Council adopted an engineering and traffic survey and approved updated speed limits for specified streets after staff presented a consultant study and discussed safety rationales.
Engineering Manager Anju Pillai said the city contracted TJKM Transportation Consultants to survey 19 segments; under California Vehicle Code and guidance from AB 43 and AB 1938, the consultant recommended speed reductions on 10 segments to address pedestrian/bicycle activity, collision history and roadway context. Three of the segments would be reduced by 10 mph and the remainder by 5 mph, she said.
Council members asked how the city will notify residents and coordinate enforcement. Staff said they would use social media, changeable message signs and radar trailers, and the police department confirmed updated survey information is required to support radar enforcement. A public commenter urged that speed limit changes be paired with signal‑timing reviews, engineering countermeasures and enforcement because many collisions involve distracted driving and low‑speed rear‑end collisions.
Council moved and unanimously adopted the staff resolution approving the engineering and traffic survey and the updated speed limits. Staff will notify the public and replace signs in coordination with Public Works Streets Division and the police department.
