File #: 2017-0505    Version: 1
Type: Roads Status: Passed
File created: 10/12/2017 In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: Final action: 10/23/2017
Title: Request for Approval of a Resolution of Support for the Road Commission for Oakland County to establish a statutory speed limit of 40 miles per hour along the gravel portion of Livernois Road
Attachments: 1. 102317 Agenda Summary.pdf, 2. MSP Radar Study.pdf, 3. Resolution (Draft).pdf

Title

Request for Approval of a Resolution of Support for the Road Commission for Oakland County to establish a statutory speed limit of 40 miles per hour along the gravel portion of Livernois Road

 

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Whereas, Livernois Road between Tienken and Dutton is a gravel road under the jurisdiction of the Road Commission for Oakland County, and

 

Whereas, the unposted speed limit for a gravel roadway in Michigan is assumed to be 55 miles per hour (55 MPH), and

 

Whereas, the Road Commission for Oakland County has requested a Resolution of Support to establish and post the statutory speed limit of 40 MPH along the gravel portion of Livernois Road;

 

Resolved, that the Rochester Hills City Council hereby supports pursuant to 1949 PA 300, as amended, Section 257.627, Subsection (10), the City’s request to the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) to establish and post the statutory speed limit of 40 MPH on the gravel portion of Livernois Road between Tienken and Dutton.

 

Now Therefore Be It Resolved, that a certified copy of this Resolution is filed with the City Clerk of Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan.