Update: Lower speed limits coming to dozens of Sacramento roadways. Here’s where
Update: The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved speed limit reductions proposed this month. The changes will go into effect when the new signs are installed, said Grace Nunez, a city spokesperson
Nunez said Traffic Engineering staff have begun the process of changing signs, and, in some cases, pavement markings at the sites. The changes could be completed within the next “few weeks to a month.” See below for where the changes will occur.
Original story: The city of Sacramento is set to lower speed limits at 24 different locations throughout the city.
On Tuesday, the City Council will vote on a proposal by the city’s traffic engineers to reduce the speed limit at the suggested sites.
The proposal comes as a part of the city’s larger Vision Zero campaign, according to city spokesperson Grace Nunez. The campaign aims “to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2027.”
The proposed reduction also represents a move by the city to adjust its speeds as to not allow the roadways to become designated as speed traps — or roadway sections where the speed limit is not justified by engineering and traffic surveys.
Areas designated as speed traps can make it more difficult for the city to enforce speeding violations. According to the city’s staff report, “evidence of a speeding violation based on a speed trap is inadmissible in court and may result in the inability to prosecute violators of the speed limit.”
At numerous sites, concerns over school zones, differing speeds in adjacent speed zones, and pedestrian and bike safety contributed to the decision to reduce the speed limit.
The costs associated with the manufacturing and installation of the speed limit signs will come from the Department of Public Works’ operating budget.
The following city streets could see reduced speed limits:
Curtis Park
2nd Avenue, between 21st Street and Stockton Boulevard; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
East Sacramento
Folsom Boulevard, between Elvas Avenue and State University; set to drop from 40 to 35 mph.
Folsom Boulevard, between State University Drive and Watt Avenue; set to drop from 45 to 40 mph.
Midtown
Seventh Street, between F and T streets; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
Capitol Avenue, 15th Street and Alhambra Boulevard; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
Natomas
Grasslands Drive, between Weald Way and West El Camino Avenue; set to drop from 35 to 30 mph.
Weald Way, between north and south legs of Gateway Oaks Drive; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
New Brighton
23rd Avenue, between Florin Perkins Road and Warehouse Way, set to drop from 35 to 25 mph.
North Sacramento/ Del Paso Heights
Arcade Boulevard, between Rio Linda and Marysville boulevards; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
Dry Creek Road, between Ascot Avenue and Bell Avenue, set to drop from 40 to 35 mph.
El Monte Avenue, between Dale Avenue and Acoma Street; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
Eleanor Avenue, between Grove Avenue and Del Paso Boulevard; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
North Avenue, between Marysville Boulevard and Winters Street; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
Norwood Avenue, between Main and Grand Avenues; set to drop from 40 to 35 mph.
Rio Linda Boulevard, between Lampass Avenue and El Camino Avenue; set to drop from 40 to 35 mph.
Oak Park
2nd Avenue, between 21st Street and Stockton Boulevard; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
33rd Street, between 5th and 12th avenues; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, between 14th Avenue and Fruitridge Road; set to drop 35 to 30 mph.
Pocket/Greenhaven
Riverside Boulevard, between 43rd Avenue and Pocket Road; set to drop from 40 to 35 mph.
Havenside Drive, between Florin Road and Las Positas Circle; set to drop from 35 to 30 mph.
River Park
Carlson Drive, between Sandburg Drive and J Street; set to drop from 30 to 25 mph.
South Land Park
43rd Avenue, between Riverside Boulevard and Gloria Drive; set to to from 40 to 35 mph.
South Sacramento
47th Avenue, between 24th Street and railroad tracks; set to drop from 40 to 35 mph.
Elder Creek Road, between Stockton Boulevard and Power Inn Road; set to drop from 45 to 40 mph.
Meadowview Road, between Freeport Boulevard and Brookfield Drive; set to drop from 40 to 35 mph.
This story was originally published July 24, 2020 at 5:48 PM.