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New Reduced Speed Limits on Some Streets Across Lafayette
As students return to school in August, drivers should be aware of the new, lower speed limits in school zones at schools across Lafayette, as well as segments of other roads in town. School speed limit zones can be set at a distance of 500 feet from a school building or an entrance to the school grounds.
The new reduced school zone speed limits around Lafayette public and private schools are consistent with the latest State guidelines and were adopted to enhance the safety of children, parents, and caregivers, while walking and bicycling to school. In addition, eight additional roadway segments outside of the school zones also have new lower speed limits.
New School Zone Speed Limits Around Schools in Lafayette – Effective August 2024
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School / Street |
Segment |
New School Zone Speed Limit (when children are present) |
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Acalanes High School |
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Pleasant Hill Road |
De Young Lane to 150' north of Acalanes Avenue |
25 mph |
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Stanley Boulevard |
Pleasant Hill Road to Camino Diablo |
15 mph |
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Bentley Upper School |
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El Nido Ranch Road |
Acalanes Road to 400' west of Sunnybrook Drive |
25 mph |
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Burton Valley Elementary School |
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Rohrer Drive |
Castello Road to Silverado Drive |
15 mph |
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Merriewood Drive |
Sandalwood Court to Rohrer Drive |
15 mph |
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Happy Valley Elementary School |
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Happy Valley Road |
300' west of Redwood Lane to 100' west of Valory Lane |
25 mph |
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Lafayette Elementary School |
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Moraga Road |
300' south of Mount Diablo Boulevard to 150' south of Rosedale Avenue |
25 mph |
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School Street |
Moraga Road to Topper Court |
15 mph |
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First Street |
Golden Gate Way to School Street |
15 mph |
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Meher School |
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Condit Road |
Windsor Drive to Hidden Oaks Drive |
15 mph |
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Leland Drive |
200' south of Leland Reservoir entrance to Hidden Oaks Drive |
15 mph |
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Saint Perpetua School |
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Hamlin Road |
Solana Drive to Sweet Drive |
15 mph |
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Springhill Elementary School |
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Pleasant Hill Road |
300' south of Reliez Valley Road to Park Lane |
25 mph |
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Springhill Road |
Martino Road to Pleasant Hill Road |
15 mph |
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Quandt Road |
Pleasant Hill Road to Candy Court |
15 mph |
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Springstone School |
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Carol Lane |
300' south of Mount Diablo Boulevard to Janet Lane (south) |
15 mph |
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Stanley Middle School |
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School Street |
Moraga Road to Topper Court |
15 mph |
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St. Mary’s Road |
Moraga Road to Birdhaven Court |
25 mph |
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Additional Street Segments in Lafayette with New Speed Limits – Effective August 2024
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Street |
Segment |
Change in Speed Limit |
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Deer Hill Road |
Happy Valley Road to First Street |
35 mph to 30 mph |
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Deer Hill Road |
First Street to Elizabeth Street |
45 mph to 40 mph |
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El Nido Ranch Road |
Acalanes Road to Mt. Diablo Boulevard |
35 mph to 30 mph |
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Happy Valley Road |
200’ east of Cricket Hill Road to Baker Lane |
30 mph to 25 mph |
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Mt. Diablo Blvd |
First Street to Pleasant Hill Road |
35 mph to 30 mph |
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Olympic Blvd |
Pleasant Hill Road to City Limits east |
40 mph to 35 mph |
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Pleasant Hill Road |
Old Tunnel Road to Olympic Blvd |
40 mph to 35 mph |
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Upper Happy Valley Road |
Happy Valley Road to El Nido Ranch Road |
30 mph to 25 mph |
“These speed limit reductions around schools and on other streets are part of the City’s larger effort to improve traffic safety and contribute towards a culture of slower driving throughout the City,” said City Manager Niroop K. Srivatsa.
Patrick Golier, Transportation & Circulation Program Manager, explained, “Once posted, the new 15 or 25 mph school zone speed limits will be in effect whenever children are present, which is generally during the periods when children are arriving at or departing from school, or during the lunchtime recess period.”
Other recent City initiatives to improve safety include the Slow Down Lafayette campaign, roadway safety improvements that have been constructed around our schools, and the relaunch of the updated Lafayette Traffic Calming Program.