Expect to see a lower speed limit on Highway 99 through the City of Edmonds the week of Nov. 13.
The Washington State Department of Transportation and the city have approved a speed limit reduction from 45 mph to 40 mph from 244th to 210th Streets Southwest, with installation of new speed limit signs to be completed the week of Nov. 13.
The reduced speed limit follows completion of Edmonds’ Highway 99 Revitalization & Gateway Project stage 2 improvements that were completed in August. As part of this project — aimed at improving both pedestrian and traffic safety — the center two-way left turn lane was replaced with landscaped raised medians and mid-block left-turn pockets along the entire Highway 99 corridor through Edmonds.
The addition of center medians on Highway 99 reduced the number of lanes from seven to six (three lanes in each direction) and now provides a physical feature in the middle of the roadway. This feature has the added benefit of reducing vehicle speeds, the city said.
In addition to city and WSDOT approval for the reduced speed on Highway 99 through Edmonds, Snohomish County and the City of Lynnwood have approved the reduction in their jurisdictions, which included the northbound travel lanes from 220th to 210th Streets Southwest. In a press release regarding the change, the City of Edmonds said that the proposed speed limit is consistent with the speed limit in Shoreline, which has been 40 mph since the raised median was added as part of their Highway 99 project approximately 10 years ago.
This speed limit reduction will provide safer conditions for all modes of transportation along the corridor, which has daily traffic volumes of approximately 40,000 vehicles, the city said.
For information about this project in another language, you may request, free of charge, language assistance services by contacting Bertrand Hauss at 425- 754-5325 or via email at bertrand.hauss@edmondswa.gov. Si desea obtener información sobre este proyecto en su idioma, puede solicitar servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística poniéndose en contacto con Bertrand Hauss (información de contacto arriba).
Now if we could just get Olympic View Drive from 45 down to 40…
Olympic View drive isn’t a state Hwy, is it? I think the speed limit there should be 35 at the most. That way they can drive 40 although that is too fast too. But it would maybe assure that if ya go over 40 you will get a traffic ticket.
I went driving around today with my husband. I noticed a few running stop signs. But in spite of that it was so pretty and such a nice drive. Everyone was yielding nicely at 5 corners, Roundabout looks much nicer there. All was well with our world in Edmonds. I saw so many of the shops and restaurants I read about every day. I saw a nice tripod and camera taking pics at Bracketts. I saw the Event center. The whole waterfront looked great, and the streets looked nice and clean. I saw that Brian Comstock is retiring. He made a beautiful ring for me long ago from my grandmother’s ring. He is so nice. This was way before Clines came to town. I also visited several years ago with Mr. Cline, and he is also a very nice man and very creative. I am anxious to stand outside those windows and watch. We sure have a Beautiful small city AH! I do love Edmonds I am very glad I moved here 30 years ago.
Or the race course of 104 with no exhaust nor muffler restrictions in place, needs greater controls.
Car race and the black car lost control and flew off 104 @Pine, West side. It flew through the guardrail down into Ravine and trees.
This is a dangerous stretch and an area of noise violations.
Super! So now, instead of people doing 25 in a 45, they can do 20 in a 40. Happy day.
You may have missed my rather clumsy irony; the speed limit on OVD, seldom observed, is 25, though we not uncommonly see 40-45 mph.
Hwy 104 / Edmonds Way needs a speed reduction to 35 mph with (at least) 2 speed meters and 2 speed-ticket cameras. Drivers fly by at 50mph (in both directions) every day, every hour, every minute and every weather condition. The new residential construction with driveways demands an immediate reduction in speed. The state traffic engineers need to make quick, smart safety decisions and act quickly.