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News media contact: Kacey Davey, 541-280-2716, or David House, 503-551-8641
March 5, 2026
REDMOND – The Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel will meet virtually at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, to discuss speed zone changes on one road: NW Helmholtz Way/SW Helmholtz Way in Deschutes County and City of Redmond.
The meeting is open to the public at Join Microsoft Teams Meeting or by calling 971-277-1965; Conference ID: 745 283 537#. Accommodations will be provided to persons with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call (503) 986-3580 at least 48 hours in advance (TTY: 711).
The panel will consider testimony from applicants, from ODOT and from the public.
On March 17, the panel will consider one case.
- A reduction in the speed limit from 45 mph to 40 mph on NW Helmholtz Way/SW Helmholtz Way in Deschutes County and the City of Redmond from NW Coyner Avenue to SW Canal Boulevard requested by the City of Redmond and Deschutes County.
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 March 17 meeting will be the panel’s first meeting of 2026. It previously met in December of 2025.
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 ODOT.
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.
Oregon Speed Zone Panel will review zone in Deschutes County
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