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CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MTG
- Meeting Date:
- 05/07/2025
- Title:
- Consider and take action on the third reading for the final adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-08 to set speed zones for FM 517 as recommended by TxDOT on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation.
- Submitted For:
- Kim Golden
- Submitted By:
- Curt Kelly, Transportation and Planning
- Department:
- Transportation and Planning
Information
ACTION REQUEST
Consider and take action on the third reading for the final adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-08 for recommended speed zones for FM 517 as recommended by TxDOT on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation.
BACKGROUND (Brief Summary)
On the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, TxDOT recommends the following speed limits be fixed by ordinance for vehicles traveling on the named streets and highways, to-wit:
Along FM 517 from the west City limit of the City of Texas City to the intersection of SH 146, a distance of approximately 2.284 miles, the speed limit shall be 50 mph.
Along FM 517 from the west City limit of the City of Texas City to the intersection of SH 146, a distance of approximately 2.284 miles, the speed limit shall be 50 mph.
RECOMMENDATION
Upon review of the engineering and traffic investigation by an independent professional traffic operations engineer (P.T.O.E.), the City Engineer recommends approval of the TxDOT recommended speed limits indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways.