Admin Order 58-21-55 -- Temp. Speeds on W. 5th (Exp. 12-31-23)

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Administrative Order -- Page 2 of 3 F. For the safety and welfare of the public, it is necessary to establish a temporary designated speed of 30 mph on W 5th Avenue in the westbound direction from approximately 100 feet west of the intersection with Seneca Road continuing west to the intersection of Bailey Hill Road and continuing south to approximately 150 feet south of the same intersection. G. In making this decision, I have considered all of the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055 and ORS 810.180(8). The following findings support my decision to establish a temporary designated speed for this street segment. 1. Current conditions / characteristics: W 5th Avenue in the westbound direction between Seneca Road and Bailey Hill Road is classified as a major collector street with a posted speed of 40 mph and Bailey Hill Road south of W 5th Avenue is classified as a minor arterial road with a posted speed of 35 mph beginning approximately 150 south of W 5th Avenue. The street segment has a paved width of approximately 44 feet for two westbound travel lanes, becoming one travel lane at the west end of the segment and continuing as one lane southbound on Bailey Hill Road. The is no parking, no bike lanes, and no sidewalks present. A temporary lane reduction that removes the northern westbound travel lane on W 5th Avenue beginning west of the intersection with Seneca Road will narrow the roadway at Market Street to a single westbound lane approximately 14 feet wide between a curb on the southern side and a concrete barrier on the northern side. The area on W 5th Avenue north of the concrete barrier between Market Street and Bailey Hill Road will be reserved for people parking cars and recreational vehicles in a managed site in an area approximately 12 feet wide measured from the northern curb. 2. There were twelve motor vehicle crashes reported between 2007 and 2019 on this segment of W 5th Avenue, west of Seneca Road and continuing to approximately 150 south of W 5th Avenue, involving ten possible injuries and seven property damage only. 3. Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations support a reduction in the speed of automobile traffic when the roadway is narrowed and people are parked as described above. 4. These treatments are consistent with standards, limitations, and rules promulgated by the Oregon Transportation Commission or the Oregon Public Utility Commission or their successors through guidance from the Oregon Department of Transportation Traffic Control Plans Design Manual and also with other recognized traffic control standards including the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Part 6) temporary traffic control. 5. Establishing a temporary designated speed of 30 mph on this street segment for a temporary roadway lane reduction during a period from September 24, 2021 up to December 31, 2023 (when the temporary designated speed maybe posted) is