Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel to meet Friday Dec. 13
The panel will consider two applications for changes in speed zones, one in Joseph and the other on Northeast Arata Road in Fairview and Wood Village.
Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel will consider speed limit changes on Joseph-Wallowa Lake Highway in Joseph.
Dec. 9, 2024
For more information, contact Don Hamilton, 503-704-7452
The Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel will meet virtually at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 to discuss speed zone changes on two roads: Joseph-Wallowa Lake Highway in the City of Joseph and Northeast Arata Road in the cities of Wood Village and Fairview.
The panel will consider testimony from applicants, from ODOT and from the public.
The meeting is open to the public at Join Microsoft Teams Meeting or by calling +1 971-277-1965; Conference ID: 919 561 995#. Accommodations will be provided to persons with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call (503) 986-3580 at least 48 hours in advance (TTY: 711).
On Dec. 13, the panel will consider two cases.
- A reduction in the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph on Joseph-Wallowa Lake Highway in Joseph in Wallowa County, requested by the City of Joseph.
- A reduction in the speed limit from 35 mph to 25 mph on Northeast Arata Road in Wood Village and Fairview in Multnomah County, requested by the City of Wood Village.
Here is the web site with more information about Oregon’s Speed Zone Review Panel. Oregon Department of Transportation Speed Zone Review Panel.
The Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel doesn’t meet on a regular schedule but upon submission of speed zone change requests, usually two or three times a year. The Dec. 13 meeting will be the panel’s third meeting of 2024. It previously met in February and May.
How speed zone decisions are made
In Oregon, most decisions regarding speed zones are made jointly by ODOT and the authority governing the road, such as a city or a county. ODOT has the responsibility to investigate roads for establishing new speed zones or changing posted speeds of existing speed zones. ODOT performs these investigations at the request of the road authority.
If the recommended speed is of mutual agreement between ODOT and the local road authority, the speed zone is established. If mutual agreement cannot be reached, the speed zone decision is referred to the Speed Zone Review Panel. The panel receives testimony from ODOT, the local road authority, and interested parties and makes the final decision. The panel also serves as an advisory body to the department.
The Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel is comprised of representatives from the Governor’s Transportation Safety Committee, the Oregon State Police, the Association of Oregon Counties, the League of Oregon Cities, and ODOT.
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