HomeMy WebLinkAbout2841 RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION temporarily decreasing the speed limit on Higbe¢
Road to 5 mph and on a portion of Austin Drive to 25 mph.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON
THAT:
1. Increased security measures in the vicinity of the Naval Hospital have resulted in increased
traffic c. ongestion and on-street parking on Austin Drive and Higbee Road.
2. The increased traffic congestion and on-street Parking impacts traffic and pedestrian safety.
3. The City Engineer has determined, based on review and observation of these new traffic
conditions, that lower vehicle speeds will reduce safety concerns, and that the posted speed
limits on Austin Drive and Higbee Road should be temporarily reduced to 25 mph and 5
mph, respectively.
4. The City Engineer shall reduce the posted speed limit on Austin Drive between Wencker
Way and Erlands Point Road from 35 mph to 25 mph, and shall reduce the posted speed limit
on Higbee Road from 20 mph to 5 mph.
5. The City Engineer shall return the posted speed limits to their existing state when, in his or
her professional judgment, traffic conditions on Austin Drive and Higbee Road have returned
to normal.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this
~ day of ~_,ff~"~-g,.t.A~ ,2001.
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