Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 9/18/2018
Item Status: New
From: Joey Nunnally, P.E., County Engineer
Frank Lundy, P.E., Operations Manager
Submitted by: Troy Smith, Engineering Tech II
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ITEM TITLE
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Speed Limits on Various Roads
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Take the following actions:
1. Establish speed limits on the following roads:
Ammons Road Ext (from Ammons Road to McKinley Road) - 25 MPH
McKinley Road (from Ammons Road Ext to Hill View Drive) - 25 MPH
Neumann Drive (from Leiterman Road to 0.58 miles south) - 35 MPH
Neumann Drive (from 0.58 miles south to end of maintenance) - 25 MPH
Fackler Road (from County Road 49 to end of maintenance) - 25 MPH
County Road 62 S (from US Highway 90 and Glass and Spivey Road) - 35 MPH
Glass and Spivey Road (from County Road 62 S to Murphy Lane) - 25 MPH
Melvin Johnson Road (from Spring Road North to end of maintenance) - 25 MPH
Heidelbrook Loop (off of Buzbee Road) - 15 MPH
Silas Holmes Road (from County Road 39 to end of maintenance) - 25 MPH
Grove Lane (from Jaycee Road to end of maintenance) - 20 MPH
Pecan Lane (from Jaycee Road to end of maintenance) - 20 MPH
Sunrise Drive (from Jaycee Road to end of maintenance) - 25 MPH
Pine Grove Road Ext S. (from Pine Grove Road to Pine Grove Road Ext E.) - 25 MPH
Cardinal Drive (from Jones Road Ext to North Lake Drive) - 25 MPH
North Lake Drive (from Cardinal Drive to end of maintenance) - 25 MPH
South Lake Drive (from Cardinal Drive to end of maintenance) - 25 MPH
Joe Carter Road (from Whitehouse Fork Road to end of maintenance) - 25 MPH
2. Adjust the speed limits on the following roads:
River Place (from County Rd 8 to end of maintenance): Raise from 15 MPH to 20 MPH.
Ammons Road (from US Hwy 31 to Ammons Rd Ext): Lower from 45 MPH to 35 MPH.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: December 5, 2017 - Established a speed limit of 15 MPH on River Place.
Background: Speed studies were performed on each road and the proposed speed is appropriate relative to the length and geometry of each road. Ammons Road Ext and McKinley Road are recent dirt road paving projects. All roads except Fackler Road are in the jurisdiction of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. Fackler Road is in the jurisdiction of the Loxley Police Department.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
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Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
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Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
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FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
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Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Commission Staff; Traffic Operations Manager
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Commission Staff to prepare letters of notification to Frank Lundy, Pete Peterson, Troy Smith, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and Loxley Police Department. Traffic Operations Manager will schedule placement of signs.
CONTACTS:
Sgt. John Bogle
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
3402 Demotropolis Road
Mobile, Alabama 36693
Sheriff Hoss Mack
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office
310 Hand Avenue
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507
Chief Chip Cason
Loxley Police Department
2128 East Relham Drive
Loxley, Alabama 36551
Additional instructions/notes: N/A