The Clark County Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance that updates and reduces speed limits on eight sections of county roads.
In a few cases, the council lowered speed limits. In others, they voted to codify speed limits or set limits where they were previously unposted.
The council held a work session on the issue Oct. 3.
County staff annually evaluates county roads based on resident complaints, residential and commercial developments, Clark County Sheriff’s Office feedback, traffic volume and other engineering issues. Speed limits are one of the basic considerations.
The following changes were approved:
• Northeast 124th Avenue, from Northeast 99th to Northeast 119th streets: Setting a 30 mph limit to replace the 25 mph and 40 mph fluctuation.
• Northeast 114th Street, from Northeast 124th to Northeast 132nd avenues: Dropping the speed from 40 mph to 25 mph.
• Northeast 164th Street, from Northeast 182nd to Northeast 205th avenues: A codification of the current 40 mph limit.
• Northeast 202nd Avenue, from Northeast 164th Street south for 500 feet: A codification of the current 40 mph limit.
• Northeast 262nd Avenue, from Northeast Bradford Road north for 0.63 mile: Setting a 35 mph limit, down from the unposted 50 mph limit.
• Northeast 312th Avenue, from Northeast Ireland Road south to the road’s end: Setting a 25 mph limit, down from the unposted 50 mph limit.
• Northeast Borin Road, from Northeast Hughes Road to Northeast 412th Avenue: Setting a 30 mph limit, down from the unposted 50 mph limit.
State law bars driving faster than what is “reasonable and prudent” given a road’s conditions and sets a maximum of 50 mph where a limit is not already set. It’s often known as the “basic rule.” County roads with unposted speed limits have a maximum speed of 50 mph.
Public works officials estimate it’ll take a month or more before crews begin posting new signs. Once they’re in place, traffic revision signs will be left in place for up to eight weeks, alerting drivers of the changed speeds.
Richard Landis and a couple of other residents of Northeast 312th Avenue advocated for the speed to be dropped to 20 mph. County officials said they would look into it, but it didn’t preclude the resolution’s passing.
