New Lake Elsinore Speed Limits Approved By City Council

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Lake Elsinore city council greenlighted speed limit changes across the city Tuesday night. The council listened to recommendations for increasing the speed limit across a spate of roadways while decreasing the speed limit elsewhere, in accordance with California state law. The motion passed unanimously.

Every seven years, local and state agencies must evaluate if most drivers follow the speed limit, according to City Engineer Remon Habib.

The resulting recommendation calls for 31 street segments to see some level of speed limit change.

Lake Elsinore’s engineering staff worked with an independent survey team to review 100 city street segments and evaluate if current speeds align with the 85th percentile of free-flowing traffic. They also evaluated recent collision history and conducted in-person field reviews of problem areas to decide where 5 mph changes should be considered.

Habib estimates around 100 speed limit signs will need to be revised or purchased and installed to reflect the speed limit changes, following the City Council’s approval. Sign purchases are part of Lake Elsinore’s Capitol Improvements Project funding.

Certain stretches of roads without speed limit signs were granted suggested speed limits:

• Piedmont Drive from Canyon Hills Road to Verbena Road: 30 mph.
• Village Parkway Loop from Diamond Drive to Summerly Place: 35 mph.
• Village Parkway Loop from Summerly Place to Village Parkway Loop: 30 mph.

Stretches of roadway that will see a 10 mph speed limit increase:

• Camino Del Norte from Main Street to Franklin Street: Increase from 40 mph to 50 mph

Stretches of roadways that will see a 5 mph speed limit increase:

• 3rd Street from Diana Lane to Conard Avenue: Increase from 30 mph to 35 mph.
• Avenue 6 from Franklin Street to Mill Street: Increase from 30 mph to 35 mph.
• Canyon Estates Drive from Canyon View Drive to Summerhill Drive: Increase from 35 mph to 40 mph.
• Central Avenue from Pasadena Street to Collier Avenue: Increase from 30 mph to 35 mph.
• Chaney Street from Treleven Avenue to Lakeshore Drive: Increase from 35 mph to 40 mph.
• Diamond Drive from Grape Street to Malaga Road: Increase from 35 mph to 40 mph.
• Franklin Street from Conklin Avenue to Rodeo Grounds: Increase from 30 mph to 35 mph.
• Graham Avenue from Lakeshore Drive to Lindsay Street: Increase from 30 mph to 35 mph.
• Grape Street from Railroad Canyon Road to Southern City Limit: Increase from 45 mph to 50 mph.
• Hidden Trail from Summerly Place to Mission Trail: Increase from 30 mph to 35 mph.
• Lakeshore Drive from Cowel Street to Chaney Street: Increase from 40 mph to 45 mph.
• Lakeshore Drive from Graham Avenue to Poe Street: Increase from 30 mph to 35 mph.
• Limited Street from Lakeshore Drive to Main Street: Increase from 30 mph to 35 mph.
• Malaga Road from Mission Trail to Western Terminus: Increase from 35 mph to 40 mph.
• McVickers Canyon Park Road from Grand Avenue to Spectra Drive: Increase from 40 mph to 45 mph.
• Pottery Street from Chaney Street to Lewis Street: Increase from 30 mph to 35 mph.

Stretches of roadways that will see a speed decrease of 5 mph:

• 2nd Street from Dexter Avenue to Camino Del Norte: Reduce speed from 35 mph to 30 mph.
• Ardenwood Way from Highway 74 to Rosetta Canyon Drive: Reduce speed from 35 mph to 30 mph.
• Central Avenue from Dexter Avenue to Conard Avenue: Reduce speed from 55 mph to 50 mph.
• Dexter Avenue from Highway 74 to 3rd Street: Reduce speed from 40 mph to 35 mph.
• Franklin Street from Avenue 6 to Canyon Estates Drive: Reduce speed from 40 mph to 35 mph.
• Joy Street from Riverside Drive to Machado Street: Reduce speed from 30 mph to 25 mph.
• Lost Road from Canyon Hills Road to Southern City Limit: Reduce speed from 40 mph to 35 mph.
• Mission Trail from Malaga Road to Olive Street: Reduce speed from 50 mph to 45 mph.
• Summerhill Drive from La Strada to Ponte Russo: Reduce speed from 45 mph to 40 mph.
• Temescal Canyon Road from Lake Street to Northern City Limit: Reduce speed from 50 mph to 45 mph.