1. SPEED LIMIT ORDINANCE UPDATES
Rory D. Grindley, P.E., PTOE County Traffic Engineer
Pierce County Planning & Public Works
(253) or
8/1/2018
Pierce County Council

2. Summary
Pierce County Planning and Public Works, Traffic Section, conducted an engineering and traffic investigation, which identified certain roads and reasonable and safe maximum speed limits that should be changed to reflect existing field conditions.
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3. Summary (Cont.) Previous Speed Limit Ordinances • Ord. 2010-36
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4. Summary (Cont.) Technical Corrections Upgraded Arterials
Speed Limit Changes
School Zones
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5. Technical
Corrections
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6. Technical Corrections
Change in address area abbreviations on Key Peninsula, Fox Island, and Anderson Island per Ordinance
City Annexations
- Arterial Limits Changed Due to Annexation
WSDOT Redefined Arterial Limits
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7. Technical Corrections
Change in address area abbreviations on Key Peninsula, Fox Island, and Anderson Island for compliance with Next Generation 911 standards per Ordinance
KPN – changed to NW
KPS – changed to SW
AI – removed from street name
FI – removed from street name
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8. City Annexations
Nine arterials have been fully annexed by the adjacent city
35 Miles Per Hour
70 Ave E – Fife City Limits to SR-99 (Fife)
134 Ave E – Pioneer Way E to 80 St E (Puyallup)
Kelly Lake Rd E – Church Lake Rd E to 214 Ave E (Bonney Lake)
Tacoma Mall Blvd S – 84 St S to 80 St S/Tacoma City Limits (Lakewood)
25 Miles Per Hour
44 St W – Alameda Ave W to 67 Ave W (Fircrest & University Place)
207 Ave E – 64 St E to Bonney Lake City Limits (Bonney Lake)
Burnham Dr NW – SR-16 to Sehmel Dr NW (Gig Harbor)
Church Lake Rd E – Bonney Lake City Limits to Kelly Lake Rd E (Bonney Lake)
West Tapps Dr E – Bonney Lake City Limits to Church Lake Rd E (Bonney Lake)
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9. City Annexations (Cont.)
Nine arterials had limits changed due to annexation by adjacent cities
35 Miles Per Hour
80 St E – SR-162 to Puyallup City Limits
84 St E – 18 Ave E/85 St E to Puyallup City Limits
96 St E – 24 Ave E to Puyallup City Limits
234 Ave E – South Prairie Rd E to Bonney Lake City Limits
Bujacich Rd NW – 22 5’ south of Sehmel Dr NW to Gig Harbor City Limits
Burnham Dr NW – Gig Harbor City Limits to SR-302 Spur
Sehmel Dr NW – 78 Ave NW to Gig Harbor City Limits
Woodhill Dr NW – 70 Ave NW to Gig Harbor City Limits
25 Miles Per Hour
64 St E – 218 Ave E to Bonney Lake City Limits
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10. WSDOT Redefined Arterial Limits
Two arterials have been reconfigured requiring the description to be updated
40 Miles Per Hour
Spanaway Loop Rd S – SR-704 to 121 St S
Changed from SR-7
25 Miles Per Hour
• 234 Ave Ct E – SR-410 to 234 Ave E
New connector due to 234 Ave E realignment
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11. The speed limit will remain 25 MPH.
Upgraded
Arterials
21 local roadways upgraded to collector arterials after approval of Road Class Ordinance
The speed limit will remain 25 MPH.
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12. Speed Limit Changes
16 arterial segments are proposed to have speed limits reduced and 23 arterial segments are proposed to have speed limits increased
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13. Speed Limit Changes District 1
Crystal Mountain Blvd E – 3000’ south of MP 5.0 to MP 6.0
Proposing to decrease from 35 MPH to 20 MPH
128 St E/Tehaleh Blvd E (Future) – McCutcheon Rd E to Falling Water Blvd E
Proposing a 40 MPH speed
Falling Water Blvd E (Future Extension) – Rhodes Lake Rd E to Cascadia Blvd
Proposing a 35 MPH speed
180 St E (Future) – 122 Ave E to 184 St E
184 St E – 122 Ave E to 180 St E
Proposing to increase from 25 MPH to 35 MPH
198 Ave E – Rhodes Lake Rd E to 120 St E
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14. Speed Limit Changes – cont.
District 1 – cont.
254 Ave E – SR-410 to 112 St E
Proposing to increase from 25 MPH to 35 MPH
Barkubein Rd E (Future) – Connells Prairie Rd E to Radke Rd E
Radke Rd E (Future) – Barkubein Rd E to 230 Ave E/Buckley Tapps Hwy E
Berkeley Pkwy E (Future) – 176 Ave E to Tehaleh Blvd E
Proposing a 25 MPH speed
Forest Park Blvd E – Cascadia Blvd E to Village Pkwy E
Proposing to increase from 25 MPH to 30 MPH
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15. Speed Limit Changes – cont.
District 1 & 2
94 Ave E – 136 St E to 116 St E
Proposing to increase from 35 MPH to 40 MPH
District 2
74 St E – SR-162 to Riverside Dr E
Proposing to decrease from 35 MPH to 30 MPH
Riverside Dr E – 74 St E to 154 Ave Ct E
Lakeland Hills Way E – Auburn City Limits to Forest Canyon Rd E (Future)
Proposing a 30 MPH speed
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16. Speed Limit Changes – cont.
District 3
8 Ave E – South Fork Muck Creek Bridge (#34183-A) to 260 St E
Proposing to decrease from 45 MPH to 35 MPH
168 St S – SR-7 to A St S
Proposing to decrease from 35 MPH to 30 MPH
168 St E – A St S to 22 Ave E
176 St E – 50 Ave E to 51 Ave E
Proposing to decrease from 45 MPH to 40 MPH
38 Ave E (Future Extension) – 200 St E to 208 St E
Proposing a 35 MPH speed
50 Ave E (Future) – 176 St E to 180 St E
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17. Speed Limit Changes – cont.
District 3 – cont.
62 Ave E – 224 St E to 212 St E
Proposing to increase from 25 MPH to 35 MPH
86 Ave E – 232 St E to 236 St Ct E
Proposing to increase from 25 MPH to 30 MPH
192 St E – 86 Ave E to 92 Ave E (Future)
176 St E –51 Ave E to 1,525’ east of Canyon Rd E
Proposing to increase from 35 MPH to 40 MPH
184 St E – 78 Ave E to 86 Ave E
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18. Speed Limit Changes – cont.
District 4
66 St W – Lakewood Dr W to Tacoma City Limits
Proposing to decrease from 35 MPH to 30 MPH
District 5
99 St E – 16 Ave E to 20 Ave E
Proposing to decrease from 35 MPH to 25 MPH
99 St E – 20 Ave E to 24 Ave E
136 St E – Canyon Rd E to 62 Ave E
136 St E –62 Ave E to Woodland Ave E
Proposing to increase from 25 MPH to 30 MPH
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19. Speed Limit Changes – cont.
District 6
138 St S – SR-7 to C St S
Proposing to decrease from 35 MPH to 25 MPH
Park Ave S – 125 St S to 121 St S
Proposing to decrease from 30 MPH to 25 MPH
Spanaway Loop Rd S – 119 St S to 121 St S
Proposing to decrease from 40 MPH to 35 MPH
C St S – 112 St S to 121 St S
Proposing to increase from 25 MPH to 30 MPH
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20. Speed Limit Changes – cont.
District 7
Key Peninsula Hwy NW – 1000’ s/o Cramer Rd NW/Olson Dr NW to 1600’ s/o Cramer Rd NW/Olson Dr NW
Proposing to decrease from 45 MPH to 35 MPH
Moller Dr NW – Hallstrom Dr NW to Drummond Dr NW
Proposing to decrease from 35 MPH to 30 MPH
26 Ave NW – 0.4 miles s/o Stone Dr NW to 0.54 miles s/o Stone Dr NW
Proposing to increase from 25 MPH to 35 MPH
Key Peninsula Hwy SW – 40 St SW to 46 St SW
Proposing to increase from 35 MPH to 45 MPH
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21. Four arterials are proposed to have
School
Zones
Four arterials are proposed to have
20 MPH school speed zones
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22. School Zones – District 5
52 St E – 1000’ to 1600’ east of Pioneer Way E
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23. School Zones – District 7
56 St NW – Kopachuck Dr NW to 775’ east of Kopachuck Dr NW
Kopachuck Dr NW – 56 St NW to 770’ north of 56 St NW
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24. School Zones – District 7
Hall Rd NW – 525’ east of Van Slyke Rd NW to 1710’ west of Wright Bliss Rd NW
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25. Follow-up
EDIC Meeting
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26. QUESTIONS? Rory D. Grindley, P.E., PTOE
(253) or
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