ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ drivers will soon see speed limits drop for segments of roads across the city.
The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday for the lower speed limits at the following locations:
• West Bilby Road, from South 12th Avenue to South Nogales Highway, will be reduced from 30 mph to 25 mph;
• South Calle Santa Cruz, from West Irvington Road to West Valencia Road, will be reduced from 40 mph to 35 mph;
• North First Avenue, from  the city limits to East Wetmore Road, will be reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph;
• North First Avenue, from East Wetmore Road to East Grant Road, will be reduced from 40 mph to 30 mph;
• West Ft. Lowell Road, from North Oracle Road to North First Avenue, will be reduced from 40 mph to 30 mph;
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Afternoon traffic rolls along North Silverbell Road near West Grant Road, where the speed limit will be dropped from 40 to 35 miles per hour. The city is reducing speed limits along several ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ streets.
• East Roger Road, from North First Avenue to North Campbell Avenue, will be reduced from 35 mph to 30 mph;
• South Shannon Road, from West Starr Pass Boulevard “to the south end of road,†will be reduced from 30 mph to 25 miles per hour;
• North Silverbell Road, from West Goret Road to West Grant Road, will be reduced 45 mph to 40 mph;
• Silverbell Road, from West Grant Road to West Speedway, will be reduced from 40 mph to 35 mph;
• North Sixth Avenue, from Speedway to East Sixth Street, will be reduced from 30 mph to 25 mph.
• South ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Boulevard, from East Broadway to East 22nd Street, will be reduced from 35 mph to 30 mph.
Ahead of the vote, Councilman Kevin Dahl said he had heard concerns from a business owner along North First Avenue, that a lowered speed limit would make it the slowest north-south arterial in the city, potentially deterring drivers and hurting businesses.
That portion of First Avenue has "documented safety issues," said Sam Credio, director of the city's transportation department. He noted that speed was the contributing factor in "102 crashes and four fatal crashes" between 2019-23.
The city will install 75 new speed limit signs in the next six to eight weeks, said Erica Frazelle. a spokeswoman for the transportation department.
The speed reductions were determined by the city's transportation department after assessments based on factors that included speed-limit studies, land uses in the area and roadway conditions, Kristina Swallow, assistant city manager, said in a memo.
