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Oakley Speed Limits Set to Increase

by ECT

Oakley

Speed limits on some Oakley streets will soon be increasing thanks to State requirements which requires the City to update their information every seven years.

The Oakley City Council approved a speed survey on Tuesday that recommends changes to speed zones after studying traffic speeds. According to the report, the speed limit of the roadway is set at the nearest five (5) mile per hour interval where eighty-five percent of the vehicles travel at or below the speed, known as the 85th percentile or critical speed.

The existing speed limits are recommended to be retained for:

  • East Cypress Road from Main Street to Bethel Island Road. The existing speed limit from Main Street to the east end of the Cypress Grove Subdivision, 0.5 mile west of Sellers Avenue, is 35 miles per hour, and is recommended to be retained.
  • East end of the Cypress Grove Subdivision to Bethel Island Road is 50 miles per hour, and is also recommended to be retained.
  • Delta Road from Main Street to Sellers Avenue are also recommended to be retained

The recommended speed limit changes include adjustments on Main Street:

  • Main Street between O’Hara Avenue and Teakwood Drive. They recommend for a speed limit of 30 miles per hour between O’Hara Avenue and Vintage Parkway, 35 miles per hour between Vintage Parkway and Gardenia Avenue/Miguel Drive, and 40 miles per hour between Gardenia Avenue/Miguel Drive and Teakwood Drive.
  • Signs installed during the recent construction in this area will be replaced to allow for enforcement by the use of radar.

The recommended speed limit changes also include increases in the speed limit of:

  • Brown Road between Laurel Road and Carpenter Road from 30 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour,
  • Brownstone Road between Main Street and O’Hara Avenue from 35 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour,
  • West Cypress Road between Main Street and O’Hara Avenue from 30 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour
  • O’Hara Avenue from Main Street to West Cypress Road from 25 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour.
  • Adoption of these speed limits will allow enforcement by the use of radar.

Based on the engineering survey the speed limit can be adjusted downward depending on the physical characteristics of the road, such as abrupt changes in horizontal and/or vertical alignment and pavement width, so as to enhance its safety. In order for speeding violations to be enforceable in court the City must have current speed zone certifications on file at the courthouse

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11 comments

Chuck Varnado Feb 27, 2014 - 2:07 pm

I would love to see the police enforce the 35mph speed limit on Cypress between Main and Sellers! People fly down Cypress, even when the 25MPH school zone is in effect! Even worse, is people run the redlight at Frank Hengel and Cypress, when coming from Sellers! I see people run this light constantly and have never seen a police officer stop anyone for it!

For why Feb 27, 2014 - 5:31 pm

Chuck, hasn’t the red light running law expired? I heard it did a few years ago. Its also like you said, pretty obvious. I have to agree with you. I never see a red light runner ticketed though I see many at every light controlled intersection. Be careful out their, cause they ain’t stoppin.

Julio Feb 27, 2014 - 2:44 pm

I wish the state didn’t have the right to do this. The community knows best.

p5ret Feb 27, 2014 - 2:50 pm

So your answer is to let the city decide the speed limits? How then does the police department enforce those speed limits? The vehicle code is pretty clear on what has to be done to enable enforcement. You can’t just put up any speed you want (like the city did initially from Teakwood to Norcross) and expect the court to side with you when the court is ruling on state laws.

p5ret Feb 27, 2014 - 2:46 pm

So between Vintage and Miguel they are lowering the speed from 45 to 35 and lowering it from Miguel to Teakwood from 45 to 40. I wonder if anyone thought that the speeds are down from Vintage to Miguel because it takes a block to get back to any speed. Not to mention that you really can’t see the 45 MPH sign there. It just seems to me that leaving it at 45 would save a bit of money on sign replacement. I do think the increase on Brownstone is a mistake since technically that could be a residential district and the roadway is a bit narrow. The 35 zone on East Cypress is a joke even doing 5 over you either have someone right on you rear bumper or passing you at 50+. Changing signage isn’t going to change the way people drive anyway, maybe a zero tolerance speed enforcement program for a couple weeks would do the trick, well short term anyway.

joe blow from idaho Feb 27, 2014 - 5:32 pm

With the bypass and the near year long construction in front of city hall causing traffic, I have no need to drive through Oakley anymore. One of the STUPIDEST “no turn on red” has to be at the exit of northbound Hwy 4 bypass and Laurel Road.

joe blow from idaho Feb 27, 2014 - 5:34 pm

try

Sue and club Feb 28, 2014 - 8:53 pm

it was good.

Capt. Feb 27, 2014 - 6:50 pm

They must do a speed survey to determine the 85th percentile or the radar enforcement will not hold water in court. I’d like to see the speed survey for Cypress near Sellers. They are probably using the excuse of residential to make the limit. 35 on Cypress will be tossed out every time if challenged. At least until the area is built out.

Julio Feb 27, 2014 - 7:09 pm

P5 I know you are retired officer and all so you know more than most……….. Maybe we just need traffic patrol to enforce what we have before they decide to change anything.

James Feb 28, 2014 - 11:24 am

The worst design, in terms of speed limits, I’ve seen is when you suddenly have to go from 40 to 25 (on Main Street at Teakwood Drive) with no warning. I’m glad to see that they will be gradually stepping down the speed limit as you enter downtown Oakley, as opposed to slamming on your brakes because of a sudden speed limit change. There should be a warning sign advising that the speed limit will be changing, perhaps near the Lucky shopping center.

A speed limit of 25 through downtown Oakley is too slow. Glad to see that they are changing it back to 30. That’s where is was set before construction started on Main Street.

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