City of Merced
Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning & Parking Solutions November 17, 2025
Presented By:
Speed Study Update
Attachment 4
Overview
• Prepared pursuant to the CVC and the CA MUTCD
• 237 Street Segments:
• 86 Extended Segments
• 5 Business District Segments
• 46 Residence District Segments
• 100 Updated Segments
• Speed Change summary:
• 145 Unchanged Speed Limits
• 77 Lowered Speed Limits
• 15 Raised Speed Limits
Lowered vs Raised Speed Limits
(Lowered) (Raised)
Lowered Speed Limits
Existing Posted Speed Recommended Prima Facia Speed
(MPH) (MPH)
18th Street M Street MLK Jr. Wa y 30 25
M ain Street V Street R Street 30 25
M ain Street R Street M Street 30 25
M ain Street M Street MLK Jr. Wa y 30 25
M ain Street MLK Jr. Wa y G Street 30 25
8th Street V Street R Street 30 25
8th Street R Street M Street 30 25
8th Street M Street MLK Jr. Wa y 30 25
11th Street V Street R Street 30 25
11th Street R Street M Street 30 25
18th Street G Street Cedar Avenue 30 25
20th Street W Street R Street 30 25
20th Street G Street Glen Avenue 35 25
21st Street G Street Glen Avenue 35 25
21st Street Glen Avenue Yosemite P ar kway 35 25
23rd Street V Street R Street 30 25
23rd Street R Street M Street 30 25
23rd Street G Street Glen Avenue 30 25
25th Street R Street M Street 30 25
25th Street M Street G Street 30 25
26th Street M Street G Street 30 25
27th Street M Street G Street 30 25
Alexander Avenue Rambler Road G Street 30 25
Residence District Segments
Street Name Limits
Business District Segments
Existing Posted Speed Recommended Prima Facia Speed
(MPH) (MPH)
Alexander Avenue G Street Oleander Avenue 30 25
Alexander Avenue Oleander Avenue Parsons Avenue 35 25
Alexander Avenue Parsons Avenue M cKee Road 30 25
Austin Avenue Ol i ve Ave nue Loughborough Drive 30 25 Br ookdale Dr iv e G Street C herokee Av enue 30 25
Br ookdale Dr iv e C herokee Av enue Parsons Avenue 30 25 Buena Vista Dr iv e M Street Campus Drive 30 25
C herokee Av enue Seneca Street El P or tal Dr iv e 30 25 Columbia Avenue G Street C herokee Av enue 30 25
Columbia Avenue C herokee Av enue El P or tal Dr iv e 30 25 Dinkey C reek Av enue C offee Street Al bert Dri ve 30 25 Dinkey C reek Av enue Parsons Avenue Arroyo Court 30 25 Donna Drive M Street G Street 30 25
Donna Drive Cordova Avenue Joerg Avenue 30 25
El P or tal Dr iv e G Street Vernal Avenue 30 25
El P or tal Dr iv e Vernal Avenue Joerg Avenue 30 25
El P or tal Dr iv e Joerg Avenue Parsons Avenue 30 25
El P or tal Dr iv e Parsons Avenue M cKee Road 30 25
Glen Avenue Santa Fe Avenue South Bea r Creek Dri ve 30 25 Loughborough Drive Ol i ve Ave nue Denver Avenue 30 25 Merced Avenue Parsons Avenue M otel Dr iv e 35 25
Rambler Road M Street C ollege Green Driv e 30 25
Univ er sity Dr iv e San Jose Avenue M Street 30 25
Street Name Limits
Residence District Segments
Lowered Speed Limits (Continued)
Existing Posted Speed Recommended Prima Facia Speed
(MPH) (MPH)
2nd Street West Avenue Q Street 30 25
13th Street R Street M Street 35 30
13th Street G Street B Street 35 30
14th Street R Street M Street 35 30
21st Street M Street G Street 35 30
22nd Street C anal Str eet G Street 30 25
23rd Street M Street G Street 30 25
North Bea r Creek Dri ve Highway 5 9 Brooks i de Dri ve 35 30 C anal Str eet M ain Street BNSF Railr oad 30 25
Childs Avenue G Street De Long Street 50 45
C offee Street Childs Avenue Gerard Avenue 40 35
Cone Avenue Rios Street Bermuda Street 40 35
D Street Childs Avenue 13th Street 30 25
G Street 16th Street 21st Street 35 30
G Street Yosemite Av enue Mercy Avenue 55 50
Gerard Avenue C offee Street C ampus P ar kway 45 40
Gove Road South C ity Limit Di ckens on Ferry Roa d 55 50 Kibby Road Childs Avenue Hi ghwa y 140 50 45
Lake Road Ranchers Road Bellev ue Road 55 35
Lake Road Bellev ue Road Gate Road 55 45
M Street 16th Street 23rd Street 35 30
M Street Arrow Wood Dri ve Bellev ue Road 45 35
M ac r eady Dr iv e Grogan Avenue Grogan Avenue 25 15
Merced Avenue C offee Street Sable Street 35 30
Updated Segments
Street Name Limits
Lowered Speed Limits (Continued)
Existing Posted Speed Recommended Prima Facia Speed
(MPH) (MPH)
Mission Avenue C offee Street Tower Road Alignment 55 40 N Street Gerard Avenue Childs Avenue 35 30
O Street 13th Street 18th Street 30 25
Ol i ve Ave nue M cKee Road Larkspur Avenue 45 40
R Street 13th Street 16th Street 35 30
R Street 16th Street 22nd Street 35 30
Tower Road Childs Avenue Hi ghwa y 140 45 40
Street Name Limits
Updated Segments
Lowered Speed Limits (Continued)
Recommendations: Raised Speed Limits
Existing Posted Speed Recommended Speed
(MPH) (MPH)
12th Street S Street N Street 25 30
15th Street MLK Jr. Wa y G Street 30 35
15th Street G Street B Street 30 35
North Bea r Creek Dri ve R Street M Street 35 40
North Bea r Creek Dri ve M Street G Street 35 40
North Bea r Creek Dri ve G Street East C ity L imit 35 40 Gerard Avenue C ampus P ar kway Tower Road 45 50
M Street Ol i ve Ave nue Buena Vista Dr iv e 40 45
M Street Buena Vista Dr iv e Yosemite Av enue 40 45
M Street Yosemite Av enue Lehigh Drive 45 50
M ansionette Driv e Yosemite Av enue Mercy Avenue 35 40 Oliv e Av enue R Street M Street 45 50
Ol i ve Ave nue M Street G Street 45 50
Parsons Avenue C offee Street Gerard Avenue 45 50
R Street Loughborough Drive Yosemite Av enue 40 45
Street Name Limits
Updated Segments
Thank You!
Questions?
Existing Conditions
Recommended Speed Limits