Posted speed limits will be reduced by 5 miles per hour on dozens of the city’s streets.
The city of Santa Monica is changing speed limits on 30 of its streets, reports Damien Newton in Streetsblog California. While 29 of them will see reductions in posted speed limits, one street will have a higher speed limit as a result of a speed survey conducted by the city earlier this year. “The survey, conducted from January 27 through July 29, included measuring vehicular speeds along roadway segments to determine how fast drivers were traveling.”
The speed reductions affect streets with current speed limits of 25 mph to 40 mph, and reduce each by 5 mph. A segment of California Avenue known as the California Incline that links to the Pacific Coast Highway will have its speed increased from 25 mph to 30 mph.
Newton explains that a 2022 California state law gives cities more flexibility in lowering speed limits to improve road safety.
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