Photo by Cedar Park City Council agreed to change the speed limits along four roadways across the city based on traffic studies.New Hope Drive from Lakeline Boulevard to Bagdad Road
Faster can mean safer, Cedar Park City Council learned before ultimately approving four speed limit increases throughout the city Oct. 3.
Transportation Planner Tom Gdala recommended to council during the Sept. 26 meeting that the city increase the speed limits on New Hope Drive, Old Hwy. 183, Brushy Creek Road and Park Street by 5 miles per hour. The recommendation is based on traffic studies that took into account road characteristics, speed data and accident history, he said.
City staff also surveyed drivers' speed along the four roadways, learning most motorists already go faster than the posted speed limit. Gdala said it is standard for traffic engineers to take into account the speed that 85 percent of all drivers surveyed drive at or below when determining a potential new speed limit.
The changes go into effect immediately. Gdala said new speed limit signs will be posted the week of Oct. 7.
