City of Merced
Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning & Parking Solutions December 15, 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:
• 150 Unchanged Speed Limits
• 78 Lowered Speed Limits
• 9 Raised Speed Limits
Process to Recommendation
Residence or
Business
District?
Collect Volume
and Collision
Data
Determine
Speed Limits to
be Extended?
Collect New
Spot Speed Data
Round 85th
Percentile Speed
Per CA MUTCD
•Method 1
•Method 2
Further Reduction
•High Rate of Collisions
with Serious Injuries or
Fatalities
•High Concentration
Pedestrians or Bicyclists
(Especially of Vulnerable
Groups)
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
Devonwood Drive Mistwood Drive Austin Avenue 35 30
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
Updated Segments
Street Name Limits
Lowered Speed Limits (Continued)
Existing Posted Speed Recommended Prima Facia Speed
(MPH) (MPH)
Merced Avenue C offee Street Sable Street 35 30
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 M Street G Street 35 40
Gerard Avenue C ampus P ar kway Tower Road 45 50
M ansionette Driv e Yosemite Av enue Mercy Avenue 35 40 Oliv e Av enue R Street M 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?